# Accident 19930628020819A: Piper PA32260, Spencer, MA, June 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Spencer, MA
- Airport: Spencer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2905° N, 71.9647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPENCER (60M), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2905&lon=-71.9647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3490W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3490W-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 47 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930628020819A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF 2/3RDS DOWN RUNWAY DUE UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES. NEEDED ALL OF SHORT RUNWAY TO CLEAR. HIT TREES.

## 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 NYC93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA131), Jun 28, 1993: Piper PA-32 (N3490W), Spencer, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING FOR THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE DEPARTURE AND THE DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TREES

## Other reports on N3490W (1)

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

- [Incident 19830808062479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830808062479I), Aug 8, 1983: Piper PA32260 (N3490W), Summit, DE, Minor damage. Loss of power. Smoke and flames from engine on takeoff roll. Right exhaust stacks near welded y joint cracked.

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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