# Accident 19760812026019A: Piper PA16, Fairton, NJ, August 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1976
- Place: Fairton, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.3734° N, 75.2088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3734&lon=-75.2088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5346H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5346H-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760812026019A

## Narrative

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

DURING LCL FLT STUDENT PLT EXPERIENCED CARB ICING.LDG IN WEED FIELD,AFCT STRUCK RUT NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC76FHD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD43), Aug 12, 1976: Piper PA-16 (N5346H), Fairton, NJ, substantial damage

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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