N296CA (Piper PA-28-151) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration expired on May 23, 2013.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

December 1, 1989Accident
Following an uneventful flight from Davison AAF (Fort Belvoir), the aircraft was approaching Patuxent River NAS when, at a height of about 800 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the Chesapeake Bay. The wreckage sank by a depth of 45 feet and was found less than 100 yards offshore. All five crew members were killed.
Casa 212 Aviocar · 5 fatalities
It was determined that the crew mistakenly selected beta range on the propellers on final approach at an altitude of 800 feet, causing the aircraft to enter an uncontrolled descent. Full accident record
February 6, 1985Accident
A CONSTRUCCIONES SAC 212-200 N296CA LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING FLARE AND LANDED HARD ON THE GRASS ALONG SIDE RUNWAY 11 AT BADER FIELD, NEW JERSEY, AFTER ALL OF THE LANDING CHECKS WERE COMPLETED THE COPILOT PUSHED FULL FORWARD THE SPEED LEVERS AND CALLED OUT REFT 10 ON SPEED.
CONSTRUCCIONES SAC 212-200