# Accident 20110831019479A: Piper PA-28-181, Provincetown, MA, August 31, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2011, 22:35 local time
- Place: Provincetown, MA
- Airport: Provincetown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0678° N, 70.2244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0678&lon=-70.2244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6249C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6249C-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA480) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110831019479A

## Narrative

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

N6249C, PIPER, PA-28-181, ARCHER II, DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 AT PROVINCETOWN (PVD) AIRPORT ON WEDNESDAY 08/31/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 22:35 EDT AND CRASHED 300 FEET OFF TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 25.  THE A/C WAS OBSERVED IN A LEFT TURN (BY THE US COAST GUARD HELICOPTER) CRASHING INTO A WOODED AREA 300 YARDS SOUTHWEST OF RUNWAY 25.  MALE PILOT/A/C OWNER FATAL, FEMALE PASSENGER HAS SERIOUS NJURIES, A/C DESTROYED BY FIRE.  PILOT FLIGHT TIME UNKNOWN RECORDS NOT AVALIABLE.

## 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 ERA11FA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA480), Sep 1, 2011: Piper PA-28-181 (N6249C), Provincetown, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees and terrain during the initial climb. Contributing was spatial disorientation due to a vestibular illusion and the pilot’s likely…

## Other reports on N6249C (1)

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

- [Incident 19820504028079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820504028079I), May 4, 1982: Piper PA28* (N6249C), Montoursville, PA, Minor damage. Student misused throttle and lost control of aircraft leaving congested parking area. Struck a parked aircraft.

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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