# Accident 19890807027899A: Piper PA28161, Hammonton, NJ, August 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1989, 12:06 local time
- Place: Hammonton, NJ
- Airport: Piney Hollow Airfield Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5930° N, 74.9013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Piney Hollow Airfield, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5930&lon=-74.9013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22179, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22179-1991-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890807027899A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED NO VFR. PROCEEDED AND RAN INTO LOW CLOUDS,HEAVY RAIN,ELECTED LANDING SMALL STRIP. OVERSHOT AND STRUCK TREES

## 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 NYC89LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA184), Aug 7, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N22179), Hammonton, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT OVERSHOOTING A LANDING DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT THE FLIGHT AFTER BEING ADVISED…

## Other reports on N22179 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790520026259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520026259I), May 20, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N22179), Elgin, IL. Forced landing after engine quit. Found faulty carburetor.

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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