# Accident 19900118000699A: Piper PA32R300, Great Barringto, MA, January 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Great Barringto, MA
- Airport: Great Barrington Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1842° N, 73.4032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT BARRINGTON (GBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1842&lon=-73.4032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38389, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38389-1990-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 25 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118000699A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC90FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA051), Jan 19, 1990: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38389), Great Barrngton, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM TREES WHILE DEPARTING FROM THE AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT…

## Other reports on N38389 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830228006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830228006799A), Feb 28, 1983: Piper PA32R300 (N38389), Quakertown, PA, Substantial damage. Misjudged landing approach, struck a snowbank off approach end of the runway.

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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