# NTSB NYC67D0383: Piper PA28, N5779W, Bridgeton, NJ, November 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1966
- Place: Bridgeton, NJ · BRIDGETON, NJ
- Location: 39.4292° N, 75.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4292&lon=-75.2286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0383
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0383

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3679  66/11/19   BRIDGETON NJ        PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N5779W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LICALZI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- LANDED ON RUNWAY AFTER STRIKING TREES DURING APPROACH.NO TREE STRIKE DAMAGE REPORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5779W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5779W-1974-05-15), registration cancelled 1974-05-15, S/N 28-1649 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Licalzi

## Other investigations on N5779W (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 NYC73FHA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA28), Jun 30, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5779W), Robesonia, PA, 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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