# Accident 19970621047269A: Piper PA28140, Hammonton, NJ, June 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Hammonton, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6536° N, 74.7632° 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=39.6536&lon=-74.7632&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43464, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43464-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970621047269A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1997 AT 1115 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, N43464, A PIPER PA-28-140 PILOTED BY MR. NUCIE RIPA, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING, NEAR THE HAMMONTON AIRPORT, HAMMONTON, NEW JERSEY. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. A WITNESS STATEMENT INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER BEFORE THE CRASH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 91. FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE IS IN PROGRESS.

## 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 NYC97LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA124), Jun 21, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N43464), Hammonton, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a partially blocked engine muffler.

## Other reports on N43464 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760113001609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760113001609A), Jan 13, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N43464), Jamestown, NY, Substantial damage. Hard packed snow and ice on runway,student solo cross county flight. Wind gusting 17K.

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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