Piper PA-31-350 accident near Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 14, 1983
On September 14, 1983 at about 5:17 pm local time, a Piper PA-31-350, registered N27360, was substantially damaged in an accident near Atlantic City, New Jersey (Bader Field). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 14, 1983 · about 5:17 pm local time
- Place
- Atlantic City, New Jersey · Bader Field
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350 · all PA-31-350s on the register
- Registration
- N27360 · no longer on the register · serial 31-7752189
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
UPON LANDING ON RWY 29 THE PLT BECAME CONCERNED WITH ANOTHER ACFT LANDING ON RWY 11. ALTHOUGH THE LANDING WAS LONG THE PLT ELECTED TO REMAIN ON THE GROUND DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OF THE OTHER ACFT'S POSITION. WHEN HE REACHED THE END OF THE RWY HE TURNED THE ACFT TO AVOID OVERRUNNING AND HITTING A FENCE. THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED AND THE RIGHT MAIN REAR COLLAPSED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,479 hours in all; 1,114 in this make and model; 189 in the last 90 days; 2,315 as pilot in command; 11 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,233 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 88 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 7,000 lb
- Seats: 9
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Avco Lycoming T10-540 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Aztec Air East
The flight
- Departed from: HPN White Plains NY
- Destination: AIY Atlantic City
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 29, 2,950 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 003° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds; clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:20 pm from AIY, 2 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 9 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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