# Accident 19830815040569A: Piper PA34200T, Rangeley, ME, August 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1983, 10:54 local time
- Place: Rangeley, ME
- Airport: Rangeley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AAEA
- Location: 44.9659° N, 70.6521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rangeley, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9659&lon=-70.6521&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39934, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39934-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830815040569A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING APPROACH PILOT ADDED POWER TO CORRECT FOR DOWNDRAFT. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF DOWNSLOPE 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 NYC83LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA213), Aug 15, 1983: Piper PA-34-200T (N39934), Rangeley, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39934 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790117002299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117002299I), Jan 17, 1979: Piper PA34200 (N39934), Syracuse, NY. One throttle stuck slightly ahead of idle, overshot on icy runway.

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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