# NTSB ATL80FLJ15: Piper PA-38, N4248E, Pinehurst, NC, July 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1980
- Place: Pinehurst, NC · PINEHURST, NC
- Location: 35.1911° N, 79.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinehurst, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1911&lon=-79.4698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FLJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0964  80/7/17    PINEHURST,NC        PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1915                    N4248E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINEHURST,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- SWERVED LEFT OFF RWY,HIT VASI LIGHTS.NO MECH MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4248E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4248E-1984-08-20), registration cancelled 1984-08-20, S/N 38-78A0506, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moore County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800717025729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717025729A), Jul 17, 1980: Piper PA38112, Pinehurst, NC, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane on initial takeoff roll. Struck VASI lights on side of runway.

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.

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