# Accident 19840721033969A: Piper PA24, Bingham, ME, July 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1984, 17:15 local time
- Place: Bingham, ME
- Airport: Gadabout Gaddis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0403° N, 69.8689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GADABOUT GADDIS (ME08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0403&lon=-69.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5732P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5732P-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total, 65 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FNC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNC06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721033969A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART FROM A SHORT FIELD WITH FULL LOAD AND FLAPS FULL DOWN. STRUCK TREES OFF DEPARTURE END OF 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 NYC84FNC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNC06), Jul 21, 1984: Piper PA-24-180 (N5732P), Bingham, ME, destroyed

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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