# NTSB NYC75FHM10: Piper PA-30, N7940Y, Newark, NJ, October 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1974
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3706  74/10/11   NEWARK,NJ           PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1265
        TIME - 1125                    N7940Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- DRIVER OF TRACTOR MOWER DID NOT SEE ACFT UNTIL MOWER MADE CONTACT WITH ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7940Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7940Y), registered now, S/N 30-1032, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newark Intl

## 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 19741011034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741011034439A), Oct 11, 1974: Piper PA30, Newark, NJ, Substantial damage. Driver of tractor mower did not see acft until mower made contact with acft.

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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