# Accident 19790304009419A: Piper PA28180, Newark, NJ, March 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6630J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6630J-2013-09-25) (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: 613 total, 151 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304009419A

## Narrative

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

MADE ILS APPROACH WITH BELOW MINIMUM WEATHER. LOST CONTROL OF ACFT DURING MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE.

## 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 NYC79FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA027), Mar 4, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N6630J), Newark, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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