# Accident 19840811040049A: Piper PA31P350, Seven Springs, PA, August 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1984, 15:47 local time
- Place: Seven Springs, PA
- Airport: Seven Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0100° N, 79.3219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Seven Springs Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0100&lon=-79.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9202Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9202Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 31P 350 (registry code 7103111, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,651 total, 250 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840811040049A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREE TOPS AFTER TAKEOFF, SAFE LANDING. 3050 FEET RUNWAY, SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE, DENSITY ALTITUDE ARE ALL FACTORS.

## 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 NYC84LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA268), Aug 11, 1984: Piper PA-31-350 (N9202Y), Seven Springs, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9202Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20200219000349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200219000349I), Feb 19, 2020: Piper PA 31P 350 (N9202Y), Avoca, PA, No damage. Pilot experienced brake failure while landing runway 28 and veered into the grass.

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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