Type of Event | Accident |
Event Date | 5/22/2008 |
Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
Time of Event | 1158 |
Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
Event City | Philadelphia |
Event State | PENNSYLVANIA |
Event Country | -- |
Zipcode of the event site | 19114 |
Event Date Year | 2008 |
Event Date Month | 5 |
MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
Event Location Latitude | 400514N |
Event Location Longitude | 0750054W |
Event Location Airport | Northeast Philadelphia Airport |
Event Location Nearest Airport ID | PNE |
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
Airport Elevation | 121 |
Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
Time of the weather observation | 1154 Eastern Daylight Time |
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
Weather Observation Facility ID | PNE |
Elevation of weather observation facility | 121 |
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
Lighting Conditions | Day |
Lowest Ceiling Height | 4300 |
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 3600 |
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 13 |
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 7 |
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 310 |
Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.65 |
Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
METAR weather report | -- |
Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
Injury Total Fatal | 2 |
Injury Total Minor | -- |
Injury Total None | -- |
Injury Total Serious | -- |
Injury Total All | 2 |
Investigating Agency | NTSB |
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 25700 |
NTSB Notification Source | FAA Eastern Region Operations |
NTSB Notification Date | May 22 2008 12:00AM |
NTSB Notification Time | -- |
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
Date of most recent change to record | Sep 27 2009 9:47PM |
User who most recently changed record | lema |
Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
FAA District Office | Philadelphia FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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Aircraft #1 |
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Aircraft Registration Number | N9555U |
NTSB Number | NYC08FA189 |
Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
Type of Flight Plan filed | VFR |
Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
Damage | Destroyed |
Aircraft Fire | Ground |
Aircraft Explosion | None |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Grumman American |
Aircraft Model | AA-1C |
Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
Aircraft Serial Number | AA1C0053 |
Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
Aircraft Category | Airplane |
Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
Passenger Seats | -- |
Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
Number of Engines | 1 |
Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
Date of Last Inspection | -- |
Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
Airframe Hours | -- |
ELT Installed | Unknown |
ELT Activated | Unknown |
ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
ELT Type | -- |
Aircraft Owner Name | Herbert Hortman |
Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
Aircraft Owner City | Fstrvl Trvose |
Aircraft Owner State | PA |
Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 19053 |
Operator is an individual? | No |
Operator Name | Hortman Aviation |
Operator Same as Owner? | No |
Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
Operator Street Address | -- |
Operator City | Philadelphia |
Operator State | PA |
Operator Country | USA |
Operator Zip code | 19053 |
Operator Code | -- |
Owner has at least one certificate | None |
Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
Operator Certificate Number | -- |
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Instructional |
Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
Departure Airport Code | PNE |
Departure City | Philadelphia |
Departure State | PA |
Departure Country | USA |
Departure Time | 1155 |
Departure Time Zone | EDT |
Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
Destination Airport Code | -- |
Destination City | -- |
Destination State | -- |
Destination Country | USA |
Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff - initial climb |
Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
Evacuation occurred | -- |
Date of most recent change to record | Jul 8 2009 1:53PM |
User who most recently changed record | kenj |
Since inspection or accident | -- |
Event Location Runway Number and Location | 33 |
Runway Length | 5000 |
Runway Width | 150 |
Sight Seeing flight | No |
Air Medical Flight | No |
Medical Flight | -- |