# NTSB NYC74FHD12: Piper PA-28, N5443W, Moorestown, NJ, October 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1973
- Place: Moorestown, NJ · MOORESTOWN, NJ
- Location: 39.9671° N, 74.9427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorestown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9671&lon=-74.9427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3432  73/10/22   MOORESTOWN,NJ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N5443W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORESTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESTON,NJ                  MOORESTOWN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BANKED L WENT UNDER POWERLINE TO AVOID HOUSE IN PATH HIT GND IN PUMPKIN PATCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5443W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5443W-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N 28-520, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (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: Moorestown

## 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 19731022036829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731022036829A), Oct 22, 1973: Piper PA28160, Moorestown, NJ, Substantial damage. Banked l went under powerline to avoid house in path hit gnd in pumpkin patch.

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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