# NTSB NYC81IA059: Piper PA-34, N7678C, Newark, NJ, June 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1981
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81IA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0020  81/6/16    NEWARK,NJ           PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1504                    N7678C              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-CARGO            65, 20000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  NEWARK INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          READING,PA                  NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7678C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport:  Newark Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810616056159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616056159I), Jun 16, 1981: Piper PA34200T, Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Landed 1700 feet short of runway with landing gear up.

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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