# NTSB NYC79DHM13: Piper PA-28, N7246F, Morristown, NJ, March 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1979
- Place: Morristown, NJ · MORRISTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DHM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0683  79/3/22    MORRISTOWN,NJ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 132
        TIME - 1840                    N7246F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7246F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7246F-2000-11-29), registration cancelled 2000-11-29, S/N 28-25162 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morristown

## 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 19790322005039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322005039A), Mar 22, 1979: Piper PA28140, Morristown, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot landed hard on nose wheel. Nose wheel failed.

## Other investigations on N7246F (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 IAD97LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA034), Dec 21, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N7246F), Beverly, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in a stall and subsequent in-flight…

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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