# Accident 19791013029559A: Piper PA28140, Marlboro, NJ, October 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1979, 10:40 local time
- Place: Marlboro, NJ
- Airport: Marlboro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4871° N, 75.3246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4871&lon=-75.3246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6692J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6692J-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 195 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791013029559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY. MISJUDGED GLIDE. HIT TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 NYC80FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM03), Oct 13, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N6692J), Morganville, NJ, substantial damage

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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