# Incident 19791008051829I: Piper PA31, Newark, NJ, October 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1979, 13:11 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N902BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902BH-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 300 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/19791008051829I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETURNED BECAUSE FLAPS COULD NOT BE RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N902BH (1)

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

- [Accident 19850502016859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850502016859A), May 2, 1985: Piper PA31 (N902BH), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Was struck by ford truck in heavy rain while taxiing. Truck driver was wiping fogged windshield during collision.

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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