# Accident 19810912061189A: Piper PA24400, Marston Mills, MA, September 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Marston Mills, MA
- Airport: Marston Mills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6404° N, 70.4078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARSTON MILLS (3MA9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6404&lon=-70.4078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8535P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8535P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,755 total, 1,698 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912061189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY DURING LANDING WITH WING STRIKING VEGATATION WHICH CAUSED CRASH OFF 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 NYC81FNA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA26), Sep 12, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N8535P), Marstons Mills, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8535P (1)

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

- [Incident 20020607014969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020607014969I), Jun 7, 2002: Piper PA24400 (N8535P), Dallas, TX. (-23) Pilot departed gainesville, TX after stopping for fuel. Arriving in the dfw ARTCC he contacted regional approach on 124.25. After receiving instruction…

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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