# NTSB IAD79FIA10: Piper PA-28, N2083G, Bayse, VA, April 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1979
- Place: Bayse, VA · BAYSE, VA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1576  79/4/19    BAYSE,VA            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2215                    N2083G              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      AGE 34, 3140 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY BRYCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAYSE,VA                    WOODBRIDGE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- AUTO LDG GEAR SYS EXTENDED GEAR DURING CRITICAL PERIOD OF FLT-REDUCED PERFORMANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2083G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sky Bryce

## 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 19790419012199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419012199A), Apr 19, 1979: Piper PA28RT201, Bayse, VA, Destroyed. Student with flight instructor made night departure. Hit trees on unlit hill left of runway alignment..

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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