# Accident 19970719018989A: Piper PA28R180, Edgartown, MA, July 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1997, 13:15 local time
- Place: Edgartown, MA
- Airport: Katama Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3585° N, 70.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KATAMA AIRPARK (1B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3585&lon=-70.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4530J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4530J-1998-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970719018989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND CRASHED 200FT OFF END OF RUNWAY. (-23) ON TAKEOFF APPROXIMATELY 528' FROM WHITE START LINE ON RUNWAY 24 AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT OF RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 776' BEFORE COMING TO REST.  AT POINT WHERE HE STARTED TO VEER, A SUBSTANTIAL DIP IN THE TURF RUNWAY WAS NOTED.  THE WEATHER FROM KMVY AT 19853Z WAS RECORDED 27016G23.

## 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 IAD97LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA101), Jul 19, 1997: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4530J), Edgartown, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Related factors were the crosswind, wind gusts and high vegetation.

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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