# Accident 19810209003179A: Piper PA28140, North Hampton, MA, February 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1981, 09:20 local time
- Place: North Hampton, MA
- Airport: Lafleur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1032X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1032X-1983-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209003179A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH. RUNWAY PARTIALLY ICE-COVERED.

## 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 NYC81FNE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE09), Feb 9, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N1032X), Northampton, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1032X (2)

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

- [Incident 19810708057319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708057319I), Jul 8, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N1032X), Northampton, MA, Minor damage. Student landed short. Struck end of runway damaging nose gear propeller and fuselage.
- [Incident 19810617044779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617044779I), Jun 17, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N1032X), Hadley, MA. Power loss and forced landing on touch and go takeoff due to stuck number 3 exhaust valve. 564 hours TSO, 80 octan

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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