# NTSB NYC80FHM23: Piper PA-28, N4819T, Hanover, NJ, August 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1980
- Place: Hanover, NJ · HANOVER, NJ
- Location: 40.8045° N, 74.3668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanover, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8045&lon=-74.3668&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2006   80/8/5  NR.HANOVER,NJ         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N4819T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 258 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            59 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HANOVER,NJ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4819T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4819T), registered now, S/N 28-7205201, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanover

## 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 19800805046099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805046099A), Aug 5, 1980: Piper PA28180, Hanover, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine quit on liftoff. Overran runway landing. No defects noted. Pilot said fuel selector turned off after crash.

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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