19831113058629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Hackettstown, NJ · November 13, 1983

Date
November 13, 1983 · 15:30 local
Place
Hackettstown, NJ
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4720L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA026
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total36 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After long approach for landing engine failed to respond to throttle, causing crash short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LONG APPROACH FOR LANDING ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE, CAUSING CRASH SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.