# Accident 19770623015109A: Piper PA28R180, Princeton, NJ, June 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1977
- Place: Princeton, NJ
- Airport: Princeton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.3991° N, 74.6590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRINCETON (39N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3991&lon=-74.6590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3859T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3859T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 6 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DHA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770623015109A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SMALL DEER.

## 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 NYC77DHA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA28), Jun 23, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N3859T), Princeton, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3859T (1)

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

- [Accident 19831205061279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831205061279A), Dec 5, 1983: Piper PA28R180 (N3859T), Manassas, VA, Substantial damage. Landed hard on a night landing. Impact collapsed the right main gear. Aircraft veered off runway on right wing tip.

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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