# Accident 19800811036599A: Piper PA28R200, Edgartown, MA, August 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Edgartown, MA
- Airport: Katama
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3899° N, 70.5197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgartown, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3899&lon=-70.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74HB-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 54 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800811036599A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND. STARTED LATE GO AROUND, RAN OFF END RUNWAY. HIT EMBANKMENT. ADVISED OF PROPER RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC80FNA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA21), Aug 11, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N74HB), Edgartown, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74HB (2)

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

- [Accident 19860311008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860311008509A), Mar 11, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N74HB), Hanceville, AL, Substantial damage. Engine cylinder failed. Forced landing on highway. Mechanic did not check engine assembly after severe vibration.
- [Accident 19810527028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810527028579A), May 27, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N74HB), Pleasant Valley, NY, Substantial damage. Stalled on short final in gusty wind. Hit runway on left main landing gear. Airplane slid off edge of runway.

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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