# Accident 19800502090792A: Piper PA38112, Pawtucket, ME, May 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pawtucket, ME
- Airport: North Central Sta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4447E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4447E) (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: 103 total, 5 in this make and model, 84 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/19800502090792A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY ANOTHER 152 N9866T. BOTH FLARING FOR LANDING. 447ES PROPELLER THEN CUT OF 9866TS TAIL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9866T, Piper PA38112: [Accident 19800502090791A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502090791A)

## 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 (N4447E), Pawtucket, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4447E (2)

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

- [Incident 20130918021199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130918021199I), Sep 18, 2013: Piper PA-38-112 (N4447E), Wappingers Fall, NY, No damage. The aircraft landed on runway 24 just pass the numbers. The tire blew right after landing and the aircraft veered off to the left. The tire marks are visible…
- [Incident 20130512007739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130512007739I), May 12, 2013: Piper PA-38-112 (N4447E), Hartford, CT, Minor damage. N4447E was conducting practice touch and go operations on runway 2 when they experienced a bird strike causing minor damage to the left wing leading edge.…

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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