# Accident 20081230853609A: Piper PA28140, Pittstown, NJ, December 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2008, 18:30 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Alexandria
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5919° N, 75.0050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5919&lon=-75.0050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95156, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95156-2017-04-13) (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: 23,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081230853609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ALEXANDRIA FIELD (N85) ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL NIGHT CURRENCY FLIGHT, ACCORDING TO SURVIVOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NO PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  HE DID STATE IN AN INTERVIEW THAT THEY WERE FAST ON DOWN WIND LEG FOR LANDING AND SLIGHTLY LOW.  THE ONLY INFORMATION THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REMEMBERS IS HITTING THE TREES.

## 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 ERA09FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA116), Dec 31, 2008: Piper PA-28-140 (N95156), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from trees during the night landing approach and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action.

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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