# Accident 19790118001029A: Piper PA28180, West Milford, PA, January 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: West Milford, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7814W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7814W-2013-05-09) (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 PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 90 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790118001029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISUSED MIXTURE CONTROL,MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ATER ENGINE STOPPED

## 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 NYC79FHA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA08), Jan 18, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N7814W), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7814W (2)

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

- [Incident 19830717061719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830717061719I), Jul 17, 1983: Piper PA28180 (N7814W), Hopewell Juncti, NY. Rough engine. Mist on windshield. The prop separated. Engine crankshaft failed forward of slinger ring.
- [Incident 19810618063959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810618063959I), Jun 18, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N7814W), Baltimore, MD. Incident report of misinterpretation of transmission between aircraft, and approach control, and tower.

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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