# Incident 19970209005619I: Piper PA44180T, Caldwell, NJ, February 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1997
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N8457H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,290 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970209005619I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT FLYING FROM WEST MILFORD, NJ TO LINCOLN PARK, NJ BECAME INCAPACITATED AND EXPIRED IN THE AIRCRAFT. PASSENGER, ALSO A PILOT, LANDED AT CDW.

## 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 NYC97LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA051), Feb 9, 1997: Piper PA-44-180T (N8457H), Caldwell, NJ, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to a heart attack.

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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