# NTSB NYC71DHD30: Piper PA-23, N4476P, Bridgeton, NJ, October 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1970
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4000  70/10/17   BRIDGETON,NJ        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 178
        TIME - 1500                    N4476P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAPE MAY,NJ                 BRIDGETON,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- 30 DEG L X-WIND GUSTING TO 25K. RWY INTO WIND WAS AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4476P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4476P-2012-10-12), registration cancelled 2012-10-12, S/N 23-1998, built 1961 (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: Bucks

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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