Piper PA-30 accident near Manahawkin, New Jersey, July 15, 1984
On July 15, 1984 at about 9:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-30, registered N68Y, was destroyed in an accident near Manahawkin, New Jersey (Manahawkin airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. 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
- July 15, 1984 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Manahawkin, New Jersey · Manahawkin
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30 · all PA-30s on the register
- Registration
- N68Y · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL INTO TREES AND SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE PLT SAID EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL ON TAKEOFF UNTIL THE ACFT WAS PUT INTO A CLIMB AT ABOUT 93 MPH AT 50 FT AGL THE ACFT BEGAN VIBRATING AND VEERED ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER WAS INEFFECTIVE AND THE ACFT ENTERED THE TREES.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,250 hours in all; 450 in this make and model; 1,250 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,150 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 72N Manahawkin NJ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 2,700 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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