Cgs Aviation HAWK B accident near Neshanic, New Jersey, June 28, 1984
On June 28, 1984 at about 2:13 pm local time, a Cgs Aviation HAWK B (ultralight), an amateur-built aircraft,, registered UNREG, was destroyed in an accident near Neshanic, New Jersey (Private Strip airport). It was a personal flight under ultralight rules (Part 103). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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
- June 28, 1984 · about 2:13 pm local time
- Place
- Neshanic, New Jersey · Private Strip
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cgs Aviation HAWK B, amateur-built
- Registration
- UNREG · no longer on the register · serial H-6217-K
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · ultralight rules (Part 103)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THIS ULTRALIGHT WAS BEING FLOWN BY A PLT WHO HAD ABOUT 80 HOURS OF FLT TIME IN A C-172 AND C-150 ACFT. HE HAD SOLOED, BUT MOST OF HIS TIME WAS DUAL AND THE LAST RECORDED FLT WAS ABOUT 11 YEARS AGO. THERE ARE NO RECORDS OF ANY FLT INSTRUCTION IN AN ULTRALIGHT. DURING THE ACCIDENT FLT, THE PLE WAS SEEN TURNING TO THE FINAL APPROACH WHILE DESCENDING IN A STEEP BANK. THE ACFT NOSE DROPPED AND THE VEHICLE DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. THIS ACFT ONLY HAD 1 AND 1/2 HOURS FLT TIME RECORDED. THIS WAS THE 2ND FLT IN IT FOR THE ACCIDENT PLT. DURING EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS OF EQUIPMENT WERE FOUND.
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
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 530 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Kawasaki TA 440A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13, 2,100 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; scat at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:45 pm from TTN, 17 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under UNREG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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