# Accident 19791128032689A: Piper PA28180, Flushing, NY, November 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: Flushing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7787° N, 73.8326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Flushing Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7787&lon=-73.8326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4668J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4668J-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 146 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791128032689A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE ON FAST CROSSWIND LANDING. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. BRAKE WORN OUT.

## 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 NYC80FHJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ03), Nov 28, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N4668J), Flushing, NY, 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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