# NTSB NYC78FHM29: Piper PA-23, N1072P, Marlboro, NJ, September 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Marlboro, NJ · MARLBORO, NJ
- Location: 39.4871° N, 75.3246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4871&lon=-75.3246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2962  78/9/10    MARLBORO,NJ         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2500
        TIME - 1800                    N1072P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARLBORO,NJ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R ENG INTENTIONALLY SHUT DOWN.APP TOO HIGH,OVERSHOT RWY & CRASHED IN FIELD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1072P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1072P-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 23-83, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marlboro

## 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 19780910028269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910028269A), Sep 10, 1978: Piper PA23, Marlboro, NJ, Substantial damage. R eng intentionally shut down. App too high,overshot rwy & crashedfield

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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