# Accident 19800502090791A: Piper PA38112, Pawtucket, RI, May 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pawtucket, RI
- Airport: North Central Sta
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8748° N, 71.3733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pawtucket, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8748&lon=-71.3733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9866T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9866T-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,763 total, 1,205 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502090791A

## Narrative

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

OVERTOOK AND STRUCK THE TAIL OF N4447E BOTH FLARING FOR LANDING. IMPACT RAISED NOSE OF 4447E, SEVERING 9866TS TAIL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4447E, Piper PA38112: [Accident 19800502090792A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502090792A)

## 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 NYC80FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA039), May 2, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N9866T), Pawtucket, RI, destroyed

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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