# NTSB NYC74FHD44: Piper PA-24, N5841P, Wrightstown, NJ, June 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1974
- Place: Wrightstown, NJ · WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.0256° N, 74.6319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrightstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0256&lon=-74.6319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2487  74/6/15    WRIGHTSTOWN,NJ      PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1698
        TIME - 1611                    N5841P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGUIRE AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEAN CITY,NJ               GAITHERSBURG,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT DIED NATURAL CAUSES INFLT.NON-PILOT PAX MADE LDG WITH ASSIST FM AIRBORNE PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5841P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5841P-2001-09-24), registration cancelled 2001-09-24, S/N 24-922 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcguire Afb

## 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 19740615019629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740615019629A), Jun 15, 1974: Piper PA24250, Wrightstown, PA, Substantial damage. Plt died natural causes inflt. Non-pilot pax made ldg with assist fm airborne plt.

## Other investigations on N5841P (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 IAD01FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA039), Mar 31, 2001: Piper PA-24-250 (N5841P), Paris, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

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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