Crash location | 40.617223°N, 74.244444°W |
Nearest city | Linden, NJ
40.622048°N, 74.244590°W 0.3 miles away |
Tail number | N2125J |
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Accident date | 05 Dec 2008 |
Aircraft type | Piper PA-28-161 |
Additional details: | None |
During a routine airport inspection, airport personnel found one of the taxiway signs damaged. Further inspection of parked airplanes revealed structural damage to the wing of a Piper PA-28-161 consistent with a collision with the sign. Local police performed an investigation; however, the identity of the pilot was not determined. The actual time and date of the accident is unknown. The owner of the airplane did not report the accident and did not respond to requests for accident information from the National Transportation Safety Board or the Federal Aviation Administration.
The unknown pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the taxiway sign.