# Accident 19750127001679A: Piper PA28180, Caldwell, NJ, January 27, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1975
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Caldwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.8392° N, 74.2770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8392&lon=-74.2770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4342T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4342T-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DHM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750127001679A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 20K.

## 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 NYC75DHM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHM14), Jan 27, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N4342T), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4342T (2)

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

- [Accident 19840627070439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840627070439A), Jun 27, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N4342T), Lincoln Park, NJ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Engine power loss on takeoff. Was seen in uncontrolled descent to ground impact. Cause for power loss undetermined.
- [Accident 19790703020659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703020659A), Jul 3, 1979: Piper PA28180 (N4342T), Vinalhaven, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot said he hit rocks and lost directional control on takeoff.

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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