# Accident 19880507015189A: Piper PA24250, Blairstown, NJ, May 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Blairstown, NJ
- Airport: Blairstown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9711° N, 74.9975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLAIRSTOWN (1N7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9711&lon=-74.9975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6762P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6762P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 1,520 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507015189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE TOP OF A RADIO TOWER ON APPROACH BUT LANDED SAFELY ON THE RUNWAY. BLAMED DEVIATING FOR A GLIDER IN AREA.

## 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 NYC88LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA137), May 7, 1988: Piper PA-24-250 (N6762P), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6762P (1)

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

- [Incident 19810414035379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810414035379I), Apr 14, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N6762P), Fairfield, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear due to distraction by another aircraft on the runway.

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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