# NTSB NYC65A0133: Piper PA-28, N6178W, Newton, NJ, May 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1965
- Place: Newton, NJ · NEWTON, NJ
- Location: 41.0515° N, 74.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0515&lon=-74.7533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65A0133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0174   65/5/1    NEWTON NJ           PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 300
        TIME - 1245                    N6178W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6178W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6178W-1965-06-18), registration cancelled 1965-06-18, S/N 28-20199 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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