# NTSB NYC66F0484: Piper PA-23, N4490P, Somerville, NJ, February 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1966
- Place: Somerville, NJ · SOMERVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.5697° N, 74.6077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5697&lon=-74.6077&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0484
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0484

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0169  66/2/11    SOMERVILLE NJ       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N4490P              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 32, 3300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            950 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- NIGHT.LANDING ATTEMPT ABANDONED BECAUSE OF LOCAL GROUND FOG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4490P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4490P), registered now, S/N 23-2012, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Somerset

## Other investigations on N4490P (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 NYC68D0297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0297), Nov 16, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N4490P), Ewing, NJ, substantial damage

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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