# NTSB NYC68F0495: Piper J-4, N27858, Berlin, NJ, May 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1968
- Place: Berlin, NJ · BERLIN, NJ
- Location: 39.7921° N, 74.9370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7921&lon=-74.9370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0495
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0495

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1380   68/5/5    BERLIN,NJ           PIPER J-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 192
        TIME - 1645                    N27858              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT FAILED IN KEYWAY. PROP FLEW OFF. LANDED IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27858](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27858), registered now, S/N 4-1078, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-4
- Registry model: [Piper J4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (registry code 7100604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albion

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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