Event NYC84LA297

1984-08-23 TETERBORO, New Jersey, United States Airport · TEB None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N18ZZ

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-18A-135

Year of manufacture

1959 · 25 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20030711

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A140AA

Registrant of record

GARDOM BRANDON D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N18ZZ Piper PA-601P None

Factual narrative

ACFT WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO THE RWY. TAXIWAY WAS BLOCKED BY CONSTRUCTION. PLT ELECTED TO TAXI TO RUNUP AREA TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN. PLT TURNED RIGHT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT OFF PAVEMENT ONTO THE SOFT SHOULDER AND COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84LA297.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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