# Accident 19801030063919A: Piper PA28161, Bridgeport, NJ, October 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, NJ
- Airport: Brodgeport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8009° N, 75.3469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8009&lon=-75.3469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8135B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8135B-1983-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 3 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801030063919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STALLED TRYING FOR ANOTHER RUNWAY. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR IN "OFF" POSITION.

## 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 NYC81FHD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD05), Oct 30, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N8135B), Bridgeport, 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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