# Accident 19760508012159A: Piper PA28140, Fairfield, NJ, May 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1976
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Caldwell Wright
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.8837° N, 74.3060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8837&lon=-74.3060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1930T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1930T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 65 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760508012159A

## Narrative

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

PLT FELT HE MAY HAVE APLD THROTTLE TOO RAPIDLY.

## 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 NYC76FHM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM25), May 8, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N1930T), Fairfield, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1930T (1)

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

- [Accident 19910628025099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910628025099A), Jun 28, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N1930T), Winchester, VA, Substantial damage. Landed hard, bounced then porpoised and came down on nose.

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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