39.8009° N, 75.3469° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 3, 1979
Place
Bridgeport, NJ
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9783P
Reported as
Piper PA25260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot failed to abort takeoff soon enough, ran off end of runway, struck sign with wingtip, stopped on field edge.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF SOON ENOUGH, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY, STRUCK SIGN WITH WINGTIP, STOPPED ON FIELD EDGE.