Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28-161 N47993

31 August 1987 · Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 August 1987 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N47993 was involved in an accident near Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Bucks Field (OON)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N47993
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Cross Keys → Bridgeton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC87LA232

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT MADE A LANDING WITH A TAILWIND OF 8-10 KNOTS. DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND POWER WAS ADDED FOR A GO AROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED, HOWEVER, THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE SO HE THEN DECREASED THE POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP BETWEEN TREES AND BUSHES ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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