# Incident 19800508051559I: Piper PA28180, Pittstown, NJ, May 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5659° N, 74.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY MANOR (N40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5659&lon=-74.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7747N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7747N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,522 total, 98 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/19800508051559I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK DRAINAGE DITCH WHILE TAXIING.

## Other reports on N7747N (1)

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

- [Accident 19730712020459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730712020459A), Jul 12, 1973: Piper PA28180 (N7747N), Marboro, NJ, Substantial damage. Airborne at lo speed un clb ovr trees plt turned l and lndd in adj fld.

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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