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NYC88LA073

1988-02-05 · HAMMONTON, New Jersey, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N81

N2126J has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (MCDONALD HOWARD C MAC SUPER CUBY), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL NEAR THE END OF RWY 30. HE SAID THE ACFT STALLED AT TREETOP LEVEL, COLLIDED WITH TREES, AND CAME TO REST IN A NOSEDOWN ATTITUDE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE INITIATED THE FLT WITH THE LEFT TANK 1/4 FULL AND THE RIGHT TANK 3/4 FULL. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES. THE ENGINE RAN SATISFACTORILY IN A TESTRUN ON THE ACFT, WITH AN EXTERNAL FUEL SOURCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_NYC88LA073.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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