ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136172
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| Date: | Sunday 15 July 1984 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | George H Flynn & Lucille Flynn |
| Registration: | N68Y |
| MSN: | 30-953 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3150 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Manahawkin, Stafford Township, Ocean County, New Jersey -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manahawkin, New Jersey (FAA LID: 72N) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL INTO TREES AND SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT SAID EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL ON TAKEOFF UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT INTO A CLIMB AT ABOUT 93 MPH AT 50 FEET AGL, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VIBRATING AND VEERED ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER WAS INEFFECTIVE AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TREES.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
ENGINE ASSEMBLY..UNDETERMINED
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors:
OBJECT..TREE(S)
Registration N68Y cancelled by the FAA on October 23, 2013 (29 years later). Manahawkin Airport, southeast of the intersection of the Garden State Parkway & Route 72, at approximate co ordinates: 39.7 N, 74.28 W (Northeast of Atlantic City, New Jersey) was still depicted as an active airfield in 1991. The Manahawkin Airport property was sold at some point between 1991-93 to build a Wal-Mart Supermarket. It was no longer depicted at all on the 1993 Washington Sectional Chart.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC84LA245 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001214X40484&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=LA
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=68Y
3. http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NJ/Airfields_NJ_AtlanticCity.htm#manahawkin
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Apr-2017 17:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2017 17:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2017 17:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 02-Apr-2017 17:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Phase] |
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