# Accident 19861001046859A: Piper PA28RT201, Caldwell, NJ, October 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1986, 00:15 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- 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: N8320A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8320A-1988-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861001046859A

## Narrative

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

CAME TOO LOW ON NIGHT ENGINE OUT DEMO. STRUCK TREE TOPS. LOST CONTROL. FELL TO GROUND.

## 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 NYC87LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA001), Oct 1, 1986: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8320A), Caldwell, 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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