# NTSB NYC76FHD39: Piper PA-28, N4336F, W Deptford, NJ, August 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1976
- Place: W Deptford, NJ · W DEPTFORD, NJ
- Location: 39.8430° N, 75.1852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of West Deptford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8430&lon=-75.1852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2880  76/8/21    W DEPTFORD,NJ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1810
        TIME - 2210                    N4336F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          VERO BEACH,FL               WOODBRIDGE,VA               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT CIRCLING TRYING TO LOCATE PITMAN ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4336F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4336F-1976-11-23), registration cancelled 1976-11-23, S/N 28-7790015, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760821030749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821030749A), Aug 21, 1976: Piper PA28180, W Deptford, NJ, Destroyed. Plt circling trying to locate pitman arpt.

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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