# Accident 19810907056039A: Piper PA28140, Berlin, MA, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 18:40 local time
- Place: Berlin, MA
- Airport: Walter Nye
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3812° N, 71.6370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3812&lon=-71.6370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8269N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8269N-1982-03-29) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 392 total, 260 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907056039A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR TREES ON KNOLL OF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. USE INCORRECT FLAP SETTING FOR SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC81FNE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE29), Sep 7, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8269N), Berlin, 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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