# NTSB NYC73FHA18: Piper PA-28, N8244W, Pittstown, NJ, March 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1973
- Place: Pittstown, NJ · PITTSTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.5820° N, 74.9591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5820&lon=-74.9591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0469  73/3/24    PITTSTOWN,NJ        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 255
        TIME - 1200                    N8244W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDRIA FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             PITTSTOWN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FIRST 800FT RWY MACADAM REMAINDER SAND,GRAVEL-DWN GRADE.HIT FENCE AT ARPT BOUNDARY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8244W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8244W-1991-03-27), registration cancelled 1991-03-27, S/N 282390 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alexandria Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730324005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730324005739A), Mar 24, 1973: Piper PA28180, Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage. First 800FT rwy macadam remainder sand,gravel-dwn grade. Hit fence at arpt boundary.

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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