# NTSB NYC74FHM02: Piper PA-28, N7747N, Marboro, NJ, July 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1973
- Place: Marboro, NJ · MARBORO, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2332  73/7/12    MARBORO,NJ          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 140
        TIME - 2015                    N7747N              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARBORO,NJ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AIRBORNE AT LO SPEED UN CLB OVR TREES PLT TURNED L AND LNDD IN ADJ FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7747N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7747N), registered now, S/N 28-5191, built 1968 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Preston

## 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 19730712020459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730712020459A), Jul 12, 1973: Piper PA28180, Marboro, NJ, Substantial damage. Airborne at lo speed un clb ovr trees plt turned l and lndd in adj fld.

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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