# Incident 19781127025869I: Piper PA28/, Indian Mills, NJ, November 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1978, 18:17 local time
- Place: Indian Mills, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7940° N, 74.7443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Mills, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7940&lon=-74.7443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6502J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6502J) (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 PA28/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781127025869I

## Narrative

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

WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR ILS AIRCRAFT HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN WHEAT FIELD.

## Other reports on N6502J (1)

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

- [Accident 19730121000359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730121000359A), Jan 21, 1973: Piper PA28180 (N6502J), Alamogordo, NM, 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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