# Accident 19911104048919A: Piper PA32R300, Caldwell, NJ, November 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1991, 19:40 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8874° N, 74.2709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8874&lon=-74.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9207K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9207K-1992-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911104048919A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL ON NIGHT LANDING. STRUCK TREES. LOW NIGHT TIME. FAILED OBSERVE SHOULD BE HIGH DUE UNSEEN HAZARDS.

## 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 NYC92LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA027), Nov 4, 1991: Piper PA-32R (N9207K), Caldwell, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO GET TOO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH DURING A NIGHT VISUAL LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT IMPROPERLY PLANNED THE APPROACH, DARK NIGHT AND A LACK OF FLIGHT…

## Other reports on N9207K (1)

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

- [Incident 19870212006579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870212006579I), Feb 12, 1987: Piper PA32R300 (N9207K), Rochester, NY. Unable to retract gear after takeoff. Returned for safe landing. Safety switch on gear was stuck with excess paint.

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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