# Accident 20070328014829A: Piper PA28151, Howell, NJ, March 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2007, 20:10 local time
- Place: Howell, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1275° N, 74.1533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1275&lon=-74.1533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33521, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33521-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070328014829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 28, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 2010 EDT, A PIPER AIRCRAFT, PA-28-151, N33521 IMPACTED TREES IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IN HOWELL, NJ, WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE ALLAIRE (BLM) AIRPORT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AT 23:55 UCT (ZULU) N33521 CONTACTED MCGUIRE APPROACH CONTROL, STATING "N33521 UH, I NEED A VECTOR TO UH-BLM. I AM ABOUT FIVE MILES, BUT I'VE KIND OF LOST MY UH GROUND REFERENCE." N33521 WAS GIVEN A TRANSPONDER CODE AND WAS VECTORED TO THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE FATALITY. THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRMAN LOG BOOKS WERE DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. COULD NOT DETERMINE TIME IN AIRCRAFT MAKE, MODEL NOR LAST FLIGHT REVIEW (BFR).

## 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 NYC07FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA088), Mar 29, 2007: Piper PA-28-151 (N33521), Howell, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt a flight with known serious medical conditions, which resulted in impairment during cruise flight, likely due to a stroke or transient ischemic attack. A…

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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