# Accident 19791121033129A: Piper PA31, Teterboro, NJ, November 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1979, 01:07 local time
- Place: Teterboro, NJ
- Airport: Teterboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.8501° N, 74.0608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TETERBORO (TEB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8501&lon=-74.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6569L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,955 total, 155 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791121033129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED HIS APPROACH INTO A FOG BANK. AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING. IMPACT WRINKLED FUSELAGE AND WINGS.

## 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 NYC80FHM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM04), Nov 21, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N6569L), Teterboro, 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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