# Accident 19840820070449A: Piper PA28161, Caldwell, NJ, August 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1984, 10:40 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4314L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4314L-2022-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 21 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840820070449A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WATER, DAMAGED LANDING GEAR WHILE FLYING LOW AND SWITCHING FUEL SELECTOR. GEAR COLLAPSED ON AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 NYC84LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA280), Aug 20, 1984: Piper PA-28-161 (N4314L), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4314L (1)

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

- [Incident 19861117072019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117072019I), Nov 17, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N4314L), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off the taxiway and struck a taxi light. Pilot taxied back .

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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