# Accident 19840729038959A: Piper J5A, Gilead, ME, July 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Gilead, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3942° N, 70.9729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilead, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3942&lon=-70.9729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38402, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 4 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729038959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW UP VALLEY AND SUDDENLY REALIZED HE COULDNT CLIMB OVER TERRAIN OR DO A 180. CRASH LANDED INTO TERRAIN.

## 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 NYC84LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA258), Jul 29, 1984: Piper J58 (N38402), Gilead, ME, 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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