ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38408
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| Date: | Friday 19 February 1988 |
| Time: | 22:02 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R |
| Owner/operator: | Atlantic City Air Taxi |
| Registration: | N27400 |
| MSN: | 31-7712093 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2909 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-F2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Norwood Memorial Airport, Norwood, Massacheusetts (OWD/KOWD)) |
| Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, NJ (ACY/KACY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY [ACY/KACY] WHILST ON FINAL APPROACH ON A NIGHT ILS TO RUNWAY 13. RADAR DATA INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED ALMOST 180 DEGREES OF TURN PRIOR TO DISAPPEARING.
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING FAILURE ON THE ENGINES OR AIRFRAME WAS FOUND. WHEN THE FLYING HISTORY OF THE PILOT WAS EXAMINED, THE HOURS PRESENTED ON HIS RESUME EXCEEDED HIS LOG BOOK AND HIS LOG BOOK HOURS COULD NOT BE TOTALLY VERIFIED. THE CO-PILOT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTRUMENT RATING.
THE PILOT THAT PRECEDED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ON THE APPROACH SAID HE EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURBULENCE, WIND SHEAR AND THAT THE APPROACH LIGHTS WERE VERY DISTRACTING. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING WHICH INCLUDED WIND SHEAR AND MODERATE TURBULENCE.
ALL THREE PERSONS ON BOARD [PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS] WERE KILLED. THE REGISTRATION N27400 WAS CANCELLED BY THE FAA ON MARCH 27 1990 AS AIRCRAFT "DESTROYED"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC88FA087 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X25143&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=27400
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/nj/N27400/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1988/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-atlantic-city-3-killed/]
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 1988 | N27400 | Atlantic City Air Taxi | Hamilton Twp., NJ | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Jun-2015 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Oct-2017 22:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source] |
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