# Accident 19741011034439A: Piper PA30, Newark, NJ, October 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1974
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7940Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7940Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,266 total, 211 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741011034439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRIVER OF TRACTOR MOWER DID NOT SEE ACFT UNTIL MOWER MADE CONTACT WITH ACFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75FHM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHM10), Oct 11, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N7940Y), Newark, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7940Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781012030139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012030139I), Oct 12, 1978: Piper PA30 (N7940Y), Westerly, RI, Minor damage. Gear collapsed during rollout. Could not be tested due to impact damage. Lights, warning horn and motor ok. Cb open

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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