# Accident 19810629038779A: Cessna 172E, Haverhill, MA, June 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Haverhill, MA
- Airport: Haverhill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7762° N, 71.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haverhill, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7762&lon=-71.0773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5708T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5708T-1981-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,879 total, 2,550 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629038779A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ABORTED TAKEOFF. INSTRUCTOR CONTINUED TAKEOFF, CRASHED OFF END RUNWAY. NUMEROUS MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 NYC81FNA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA17), Jun 29, 1981: Cessna 172 (N5708T), Haverhill, MA, substantial damage

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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