# Accident 19900708024439A: Piper PA28180, High Point Lake, PA, July 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1990, 10:20 local time
- Place: High Point Lake, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0004° N, 79.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0004&lon=-79.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3776R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3776R-1992-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900708024439A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON LANDING ON SHORT ROUGH STRIP. BEGAN GO AROUND,DRIFTED INTO WINDSOCK POLE,DESCENDED INTO ROCK QUARRY.

## 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 NYC90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA153), Jul 8, 1990: Piper PA-28 (N3776R), High Point Lake, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL UPON TOUCHDOWN AND DURING THE GO AROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN UNCONTROLLED CONTACT WITH THE WINDSOCK AND A ROCK QUARRY. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE EXCESSIVE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT (REPORTED…

## Other reports on N3776R (1)

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

- [Accident 19730418009679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730418009679A), Apr 18, 1973: Piper PA28180 (N3776R), Rehoboth Bch, DE, Substantial damage. Enctrd strong gust,up draft abt 10-15FT AGL.hit gnd nose low. Wind gusting 15K.

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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