# NTSB NYC78FHA20: Piper PA-28, N3614M, Pittstown, NJ, April 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1978
- Place: Pittstown, NJ · PITTSTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.5820° N, 74.9591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5820&lon=-74.9591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0630  78/4/29    PITTSTOWN,NJ        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N3614M              PX-  0  0  4  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 35, 1906 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY MANOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSTOWN,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3614M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3614M-1979-08-01), registration cancelled 1979-08-01, S/N 28-7890317, built 1978 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Manor

## 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 19780429007199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429007199A), Apr 29, 1978: Piper PA28181, Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage

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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