# Accident 19820618034189A: Piper 601SMITH, Marthas Vineyar, MA, June 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1982, 21:30 local time
- Place: Marthas Vineyar, MA
- Airport: Marthas Vineyard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3934° N, 70.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTHA'S VINEYARD (MVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3934&lon=-70.6139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,344 total, 648 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FNA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820618034189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE TOP ON ILS APPROACH. MADE GO-AROUND. AUTO PILOT GAVE IMPROPER PITCHDOWN. PILOT FAILED TO TIMELY CORRECT

## 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 NYC82FNA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA20), Jun 19, 1982: Smith Aerostar 601 (N71MA), Martha'S Vineyard, 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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