Marlboro - Marlboro

On August 7, 1993 at 06:50 PM, Marlboro - Marlboro experienced a crash involving Travel Air 4000, operated by Biplane Adventure Tours, with the event recorded near Marlboro New Jersey.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. This flight was the ninth sightseeing flight of the day for this airplane and pilot. No problems had been reported on the earlier flights. After takeoff and at an altitude of approximately 150 feet, the engine lost power and it began to sputter. The pilot initiated a left turn to land on a field north of the airport. During this turn, the pilot lost control of the airplane, and it impacted the ground in a nose low attitude. A post-impact fire destroyed the airplane and severely burned the engine. An examination of the engine revealed no discrepancies. The pilot was seriously injured while both passengers were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC365M, MSN 1297.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.4850°, -75.3211°.