# Accident 19790401007489A: Piper PA28140, Allaire, NJ, April 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1979, 19:51 local time
- Place: Allaire, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1584° N, 74.1254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allaire, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1584&lon=-74.1254&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4897T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4897T-1981-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 34 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401007489A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE IN NIGHT INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC79FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA033), Apr 1, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N4897T), Allaire, NJ, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N4897T (1)

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

- [Accident 19730414008479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730414008479A), Apr 14, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N4897T), Langhorne, PA, Substantial damage. High apch,did not add pwr drg go-around. Settled into wires.

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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