# NTSB NYC73IN105: Piper PA-31P, N6840L, Linden, NJ, January 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1973
- Place: Linden, NJ · LINDEN, NJ
- Location: 40.6273° N, 74.2363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linden, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6273&lon=-74.2363&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73IN105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73IN105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0005  73/1/26  NR.LINDEN,NJ          PIPER PA-31P        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1720                    N6840L              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 5800 TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                MARIETTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES
        REMARKS- VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILED CAUSING EXCESSIVE OVRLOAD.VOLTAGE OVRLOAD RELAY FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6840L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6840L-1973-11-15), registration cancelled 1973-11-15, S/N 31P-44 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31P
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (registry code 7103120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N6840L (1)

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 MIA73AM109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM109), Jun 15, 1973: Piper PA-31P (N6840L), Tampa, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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