# Accident 19970325003539A: Piper PA32260, Lincoln Park, NJ, March 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1997
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.9476° N, 74.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9476&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3604W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3604W-1997-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970325003539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON APPROACH AND CRASHED INTO WOODS.

## 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 NYC97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA063), Mar 25, 1997: Piper PA-32-260 (N3604W), Lincoln Park, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance due to his diverted attention in attempting to re-illuminate the runway lights, which resulted in an inflight collision with a tree.

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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