# Accident 19920720026059A: Piper PA24250, Marston Mills, MA, July 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Marston Mills, MA
- Airport: Cape Cod Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6853° N, 70.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE COD (2B1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6853&lon=-70.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8358P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8358P-1993-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920720026059A

## Narrative

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

FAILED USE ALL RUNWAY AND ADVISED NOT USE. ON LIFTOFF NOTED UNABLE CLEAR. ABORTED. RAN OFF END RUNWAY. HIT A VAN.

## 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 BFO92LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA108), Jul 20, 1992: Piper PA-24-250 (N8358P), Marston Mills, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY AND OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS OWN ABILITIES.

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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