# NTSB NYC76AN090: Piper PA-28, N6901W, Franklin, NJ, March 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1976
- Place: Franklin, NJ · FRANKLIN, NJ
- Location: 41.1090° N, 74.5886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1090&lon=-74.5886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN090

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0647  76/3/26    FRANKLIN,NJ         BELLANCA 14-13      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1145                    N74446              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUSSEX,NJ                   CALDWELL,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- L AND R HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS SEPARATED.PLT OF CHEROKEE WARNED BELLANCA PLT HE WAS TOO CLOSE.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0647  76/3/26    FRANKLIN,NJ         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 583
        TIME - 1145                    N6901W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUSSEX,NJ                   CALDWELL,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- PRIOR TO COLLISION BOTH ACFT OBSVD IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION.BELLANCA L STABILIZER TORN OFF.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N6901W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6901W-2022-06-04), registration cancelled 2022-06-04, S/N 28-21065, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N74446](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74446-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N 1559 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-13-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (registry code 1201004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760326008322A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326008322A), Mar 26, 1976: Piper PA28140, Franklin, NJ, Substantial damage. Prior to collision both acft obsvd in southerly direction.Bellanca l stabilizer torn off.
- [Accident 19760326008321A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326008321A), Mar 26, 1976: Blanca 14132, Franklin, NJ, Destroyed. L and r horizontal stabilizers separated. Plt of cherokee warned Bellanca plt he was too close.

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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