# Accident 19810525027779A: Piper PA28140, West Milford, NJ, May 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1284° N, 74.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENWOOD LAKE (4N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1284&lon=-74.3465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2257Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2257Q-2012-08-31) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 88 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525027779A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND. RAN OFF END OF RUNWA. MISUNDERSTOOD ACTIVE RUNWAY AS GIVEN ON UNICOM. NO REPORTED WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 NYC81FHM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM07), May 25, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2257Q), New Milford, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2257Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19780613016179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780613016179A), Jun 13, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N2257Q), Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. Prop,eng mount dmgd.

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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