# NTSB NYC78FA068: Piper PA-28, N41916, Millville, NJ, June 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1978
- Place: Millville, NJ · MILLVILLE, NJ
- Location: 39.4021° N, 75.0393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4021&lon=-75.0393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2169  78/6/29    MILLVILLE,NJ        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1013                    N41916              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLVILLE,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- STUDENT STATED THAT INSUFFICIENT PWR APPLIED TO EXECUTE TOUCH & GO.FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41916](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41916-2018-10-23), registration cancelled 2018-10-23, S/N 28-7425296, built 1974 (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
- Airport: Millville

## 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 19780629042739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629042739A), Jun 29, 1978: Piper PA28140, Millville, NJ, Substantial damage. Student stated that insufficient pwr applied to execute touch & gaps were fully extended.

## Other investigations on N41916 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA04CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA094), Jun 7, 2004: Piper PA-28-140 (N41916), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff resulting in an overrun of the runway and subsequent impact with water. A finding in the accident was the pilot's failure to extend the flaps to the second…

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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