# Accident 19780320005789A: Piper PA32260, Rutland, VT, March 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1978
- Place: Rutland, VT
- Airport: Rutland State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 43.6097° N, 72.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutland, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6097&lon=-72.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3760W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3760W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 240 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320005789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT ATTEMPTD TAKEOFF WITH RIGHT LEG IN CAST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC78FNC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC21), Mar 20, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N3760W), Rutland, VT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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