# Accident 19840506058849A: Piper PA28140, Muskeget Island, MA, May 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1984, 15:25 local time
- Place: Muskeget Island, MA
- Airport: Muskeget Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3348° N, 70.2995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MUSKEGET ISLAND (MA55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3348&lon=-70.2995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15520, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15520-2020-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840506058849A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB. STRUCK TREE, SPUN, STALLED AND STRUCK GROUND. PILOT DID NOT RETURN 6120.1.

## 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 NYC84LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA162), May 6, 1984: Piper PA-28 (N15520), Muskeget Island, 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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