# Accident 20040829026939A: Piper PA24180, Ocean City, NJ, August 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2004, 16:20 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2633° N, 74.6122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2633&lon=-74.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7573P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7573P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,260 total, 13 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040829026939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 24 AT OCEAN CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT BROKE GROUND AND VEERED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A WIND TEE, LOCATED BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. THE PILOT THEN SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY, AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP AREA. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A TEAR IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE, JUST INBOARD OF THE RIGHT WING ROOT, APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET LONG BY 4 INCHES WIDE.

## 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 IAD04CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA042), Aug 29, 2004: Piper PA-24-180 (N7573P), Ocean City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's deliberate delay of rotation during the takeoff roll, and his subsequent loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N7573P (1)

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

- [Accident 20260311001819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260311001819A), Mar 11, 2026: Piper PA-24-180 (N7573P), Leonardtown, MD, Substantial damage. Mr. [privacy data omitted], A private pilot with instrument airplane attempted to depart st. Mary'S regional on runway 29, , on 03/11/2026. The runway was dry…

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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