# Accident 19840627070439A: Piper PA28180, Lincoln Park, NJ, June 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1984, 20:10 local time
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Airport: Lincoln Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9411° N, 74.2974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9411&lon=-74.2974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4342T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4342T-2014-10-14) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840627070439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. WAS SEEN IN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO GROUND IMPACT. CAUSE FOR POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 NYC84FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA224), Jun 28, 1984: Piper PA-28-180 (N4342T), Lincoln Park, NJ, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N4342T (2)

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

- [Accident 19790703020659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703020659A), Jul 3, 1979: Piper PA28180 (N4342T), Vinalhaven, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot said he hit rocks and lost directional control on takeoff.
- [Accident 19750127001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750127001679A), Jan 27, 1975: Piper PA28180 (N4342T), Caldwell, NJ, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.

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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