# Accident 19840207070649A: Piper PA60600, Newark, NJ, February 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1984, 05:20 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8073J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8073J-2019-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1J5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,855 total, 400 in this make and model, 293 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840207070649A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING, HITTING TAXIWAY SIGN. RIGHT MAIN TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY BROKEN.

## 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 NYC84LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA082), Feb 7, 1984: Piper PA-600 (N8073J), Newark, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8073J (3)

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

- [Incident 20000814025959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000814025959I), Aug 14, 2000: Piper PA60600 (N8073J), Sussex, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that during cruise at 7000 feet a vibration developed and he decided to make a precautionary landing. Note: investigation #IEA0520000015
- [Incident 19921125053109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921125053109I), Nov 25, 1992: Piper PA60600 (N8073J), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. While taxiing to ramp aircraft ran into a ditch between new ramp and off parking ramp. No lights on ramp.
- [Accident 19870910057622A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870910057622A), Sep 10, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N8073J), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Empannage struck by a taxiing N3643D while stopped on taxiway waiting for departure. Tail light possibly not lit.

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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