UNK64X3827

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Readington, NJ · September 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1964
Place
Readington, NJ · READINGTON, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7371WPiper PA28
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182076

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2799   64/9/6    READINGTON NJ       PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 210
        TIME - 1000                    N7371W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SODBERG HUNTERDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- DRAINAGE DITCH RUNNING ACROSS SOD RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7371W
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sodberg Hunterdon

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.