# Accident 19830812040739A: Piper PA24, Pomona, NJ, August 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pomona, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4688° N, 74.5502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pomona, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4688&lon=-74.5502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7554P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7554P-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,926 total, 1,428 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83AA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83AA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812040739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN HEAVY TURBULENCE ON LAST RADIO TRANSMISSION. WITNESS HEARD LOUD NOISE, AIRCRAFT TUMBLING FROM SKY.

## 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 NYC83AA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83AA208), Aug 12, 1983: Piper PA-24-180 (N7554P), Pomona, NJ, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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