# NTSB NYC71FHJ24: Piper PA-28, N7280J, Farmingdale, NY, February 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1971
- Place: Farmingdale, NY · FARMINGDALE, NY
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FHJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0745  71/2/28    FARMINGDALE,NY      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1946                    N7280J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 3100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REPUBLIC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING
        REMARKS- UNMARKED JET BARRIER CHAIN BLOCKING ACCESS TO PARKING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7280J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7280J-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 28-24625 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Republic

## Other investigations on N7280J (2)

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 MKC73AK049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK049), Jan 26, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N7280J), Mitchell, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC69D0213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0213), Sep 29, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N7280J), E Hampton, CT, 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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