# Accident 19840714032269A: Piper J4A, Gardner, MA, July 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1984, 10:37 local time
- Place: Gardner, MA
- Airport: Gardner
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5499° N, 72.0160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARDNER MUNI (GDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5499&lon=-72.0160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33290, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33290-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 66 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840714032269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS A LOSS OF POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK.

## 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 NYC84FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNE03), Jul 14, 1984: Piper J4A (N33290), Gardner, MA, destroyed, 1 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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