# Accident 20040807026772A: Piper PA28140, Kinnelon, NJ, August 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2004, 09:15 local time
- Place: Kinnelon, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9658° N, 74.3619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9658&lon=-74.3619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95314, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95314-2006-07-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 217 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807026772A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 7, 2004 AT 0915 EDT A CESSNA CE-150L AIRCRAFT N6186F AND A PIPER PA28-140 AIRCRAFT N95314 WERE DEMOLISHED WHEN THE COLLIDED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 2,700'. BOTH AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN KINNELON, NEAR JERSEY. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOTS ON BOTH AIRPLANES WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE CESSNA DEPARTED THE ESSEX COUNTY AIRPORT (CDW) CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY AND THE PIPER AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LINCOLN PARK AIRPORT, LINCOLN PARK NJ (N07).

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6186F, Cessna A150L: [Accident 20040807026771A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807026771A)

## 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 NYC04FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA185), Aug 7, 2004: Piper PA28-140 (N95314), Kinnelon, NJ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Both pilots inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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