NYC68D0179

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Hackettstown, NJ · September 30, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1967
Place
Hackettstown, NJ · HACKETTSTOWN, NJ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6663PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report December 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113764

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3478  67/9/30    HACKETTSTOWN,NJ     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 543
        TIME - 1045                    N6663P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HACKETTSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N6663P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hackettstown

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.