# Accident 19830629027529A: Piper PA23250, Pittsfield, MA, June 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1983, 17:05 local time
- Place: Pittsfield, MA
- Airport: Pittsfield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4276° N, 73.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PITTSFIELD MUNI (PSF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4276&lon=-73.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6638Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6638Y-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,103 total, 447 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830629027529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ABORTED TAKEOFF, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TURNED FUEL SELECTOR OFF.

## 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 NYC83LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA158), Jun 29, 1983: Piper PA-23-250 (N6638Y), Pittsfield, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6638Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19801016074789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801016074789I), Oct 16, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N6638Y), Norwood, MA. Missing bolt in landing gear link assembly caused right main gear to twist.

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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