# Accident 19790703020659A: Piper PA28180, Vinalhaven, ME, July 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Vinalhaven, ME
- Airport: Vinalhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0728° N, 68.8196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VINALHAVEN (ME55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0728&lon=-68.8196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4342T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4342T-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DNC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703020659A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID HE HIT ROCKS AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC79DNC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC34), Jul 3, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N4342T), Vinalhaven, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4342T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840627070439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840627070439A), Jun 27, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N4342T), Lincoln Park, NJ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Engine power loss on takeoff. Was seen in uncontrolled descent to ground impact. Cause for power loss undetermined.
- [Accident 19750127001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750127001679A), Jan 27, 1975: Piper PA28180 (N4342T), Caldwell, NJ, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.

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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