# Accident 19840716039709A: Piper PA34220T, Newcomb, NY, July 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1984, 23:35 local time
- Place: Newcomb, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.9402° N, 74.1603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9402&lon=-74.1603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8345A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8345A-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840716039709A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. STRUCK MOUNTAIN ON FLIGHT PATH TRYING TO STAY BELOW CLOUDS.

## 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 NYC84FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA247), Jul 17, 1984: Piper PA-34-220T (N8345A), Newcomb, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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