# Accident 19820809035289A: Piper PA20, Scottsbluff, NE, August 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1982, 10:20 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8600° N, 103.6610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8600&lon=-103.6610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1970A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1970A-1997-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 238 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820809035289A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY, COLLAPSED GEAR. PLUGGED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PORT.

## 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 MKC82DA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA139), Aug 9, 1982: Piper PA-20 (N1970A), Scottsbluff, NE, 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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