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NYC84FA224

1984-06-27 · LINCOLN PARK, New Jersey, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N07

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Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. A FOLLOWING ACFT PLT SAID THE ACFT WAS SLOW AND LONG ON TAKEOFFROLL AND STAYED LOW AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ACFT MADE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN AND THEN A 270 DEGREE LEFT TURN AND WAS ABOUT LINED UP TO LAND DOWNWIND WHEN IT DRIFTED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND WENT DOWN. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE ENGINE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING AND THIS ACFT HAD JUST HAD A LONG GROUND TAXI AND HOLD FOR TAKEOFF. WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE 'SPUTTERING' AND CUTTING IN AND OUT BEFORE THE CRASH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84FA224.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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