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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28161 · Cooperstown, PA · May 23, 1980

Date
May 23, 1980 · 16:30 local
Place
Cooperstown, PA
Airport
Glade Mill
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2224F
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FGM23
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total720 in this make and model264 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Runway blocked by stopped motorcyclist. Wing hit cyclist's helmet on go around, trying to avoid collision.

As the FAA filed it

RUNWAY BLOCKED BY STOPPED MOTORCYCLIST. WING HIT CYCLIST'S HELMET ON GO AROUND, TRYING TO AVOID COLLISION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.