# NTSB NYC75FHD38: Piper PA-24, N9081P, Bridgeport, NJ, March 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1975
- Place: Bridgeport, NJ · BRIDGEPORT, NJ
- Location: 39.8009° N, 75.3469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8009&lon=-75.3469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHD38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0882  75/3/21    BRIDGEPORT,NJ       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 650
        TIME - 1535                    N9081P              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          READING,PA                  BRIDGEPORT,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9081P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9081P), registered now, S/N 24-4551, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bridgeport

## 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 19750321009099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750321009099A), Mar 21, 1975: Piper PA24260, Bridgeport, NJ, Substantial damage. Acft hit embankment.

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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