# Accident 20170902017529A: Piper PA-28, Lyndonville, VT, September 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2017, 18:10 local time
- Place: Lyndonville, VT
- Airport: Caledonia County State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5692° N, 72.0181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5692&lon=-72.0181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132AV-2019-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 305 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170902017529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED DURING TAKE OFF AS THE PLANE STARTED TO CLIMB AT 20 - 25 FEET, HE FELT THAT HE HAD SOME TYPE OF CONTROL FAILURE WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND PLACED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE GROUND ABOUT 50 YARDS PAST THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA17LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA312), Sep 2, 2017: Piper PA28 (N132AV), Lyndonville, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff.

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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