# Incident 19790703018139I: Piper PA25260, Bridgeport, NJ, July 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1979
- Place: Bridgeport, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.8009° N, 75.3469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8009&lon=-75.3469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9783P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790703018139I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF SOON ENOUGH, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY, STRUCK SIGN WITH WINGTIP, STOPPED ON FIELD EDGE.

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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