# Accident 19850817039429A: Piper PA28151, Newburyport, MA, August 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1985, 23:35 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N8371C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8371C-1989-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 18 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FNA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039429A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE AND GROUND DURING ATTEMPTED NIGHT LANDING ON UNLIGHTED RUNWAY. INOPERATIVE LANDING LIGHT ON AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC85FNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FNA03), Aug 18, 1985: Piper PA-28-151 (N8371C), Newburyport, MA, 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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