# Accident 19780910028269A: Piper PA23, Marlboro, NJ, September 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Marlboro, NJ
- Airport: Marlboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 39.4871° N, 75.3246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4871&lon=-75.3246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1072P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1072P-2009-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910028269A

## Narrative

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

R ENG INTENTIONALLY SHUT DOWN.APP TOO HIGH,OVERSHOT RWY & CRASHEDFIELD

## 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 NYC78FHM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM29), Sep 10, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N1072P), Marlboro, 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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