# Accident 19831113058629A: Piper PA28180, Hackettstown, NJ, November 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hackettstown, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8201° N, 74.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8201&lon=-74.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4720L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4720L-2012-11-27) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 36 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113058629A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA026), Nov 13, 1983: Piper PA-28 (N4720L), Hackettstown, 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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