41.3585° N, 70.5245° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at KATAMA AIRPARK (1B2), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 15, 1992 · 14:30 local
Place
Edgartown, MA
Airport
Katama Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N38781
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Drifted on takeoff behind power curve. Stalled avoid trees. Sheared both wings on obstacles no defects. Near gross.
As the FAA filed it
DRIFTED ON TAKEOFF BEHIND POWER CURVE. STALLED AVOID TREES. SHEARED BOTH WINGS ON OBSTACLES NO DEFECTS. NEAR GROSS.