# Accident 20141020023461A: Piper PA-25-235, Warren, VT, October 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2014, 12:20 local time
- Place: Warren, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1097° N, 72.8236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1097&lon=-72.8236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8514L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8514L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,705 total, 600 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141020023461A

## Narrative

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

DURING A TOWING OPERATION TO LAUNCH A GLIDER, THE TOW AIRCRAFT ABORTED

DUE TO FUEL FLOWING UP ON WIND SCREEN FROM THE AREA OF THE FUEL TANK.

BOTH THE TOW AIRCRAFT AND THE GLIDER TURNED RIGHT AND COLLIDED INTO EACH

OTHER. THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED ON THE TOW AIRCRAFT AND

THE TAIL WAS SEVERED OFF THE GLIDER.

## 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 ERA15LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA022), Oct 20, 2014: Piper PA-25-235 (N8514L), Warren, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot’s failure to avoid the tow plane after the aborted takeoff due to both pilots’ failure to review the aborted takeoff procedure before the flight, which led to both pilots turning…

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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