# NTSB NYC79FA031: Piper PA-28, N526FL, Pittstown, NJ, March 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1979
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0963  79/3/19    PITTSTOWN,NJ        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N526FL              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 66, 35000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 5000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDRIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSTOWN,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT STATED HE CONTINUED TO FLY ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N526FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526FL-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 287125353 (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: Alexandria

## 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 19790319010339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790319010339A), Mar 19, 1979: Piper PA28140, Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Student observed instructor reach for fuel selector. Crashed into trees. Cause undetrmined

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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