# NTSB NYC79FHD20: Piper PA-23, N6968Y, Atlantic, NJ, August 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1979
- Place: Atlantic, NJ · ATLANTIC, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD20-133767

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3564  79/8/20    ATLANTIC,NJ         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 215
        TIME - 1050                    N6968Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BADER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC,NJ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PIC ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN.AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO ROCK PILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6968Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6968Y-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 27-4333, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bader Field

## 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 19790820029909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820029909A), Aug 20, 1979: Piper PA23250, Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Cabin door opened on takeoff roll. Pilot aborted takeoff. Unable to stop on runway, ran off end into rocks.

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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