# Accident 19850602021839A: Piper PA28RT201, Newbury, MA, June 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Newbury, MA
- Airport: Plum Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291CC-1987-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 154 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850602021839A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS SAID TAKEOFF WAS DOWNWIND. TRIED TURN TO INTERSECTING RUNWAY BUT WING CLIPPED A TREE. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 NYC85LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA139), Jun 2, 1985: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N291CC), Newbury, MA, destroyed

## Other reports on N291CC (1)

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

- [Incident 19850127010729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850127010729I), Jan 27, 1985: Piper PA28RT201 (N291CC), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. While taxiing, aircraft struck parked Grumman. Complex instructional flight with two rated pilots.

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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