# NTSB NYC66F0045: Piper PA-23, N1304P, Newark, NJ, June 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1965
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1520  65/6/23    NEWARK NJ           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1500
        TIME - 1500                    N1304P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER PA-23 N4113P SUBSTANTIAL-PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1304P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newark

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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