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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Great Barringto, MA · January 18, 1990

Date
January 18, 1990 · 19:00 local
Place
Great Barringto, MA
Airport
Great Barrington Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N38389
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90FA051
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
325 total25 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Over gross weight, night takeoff,surrounded by hills and trees and short runway. Struck trees off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

OVER GROSS WEIGHT, NIGHT TAKEOFF,SURROUNDED BY HILLS AND TREES AND SHORT RUNWAY. STRUCK TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N38389 · 1

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