# NTSB IAD80FLJ10: Piper PA-32R, N2252Q, Redford, NC, March 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1980
- Place: Redford, NC · REDFORD, NC
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FLJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0042   80/3/3    REDFORD,NC          PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3886
        TIME - 1930                    N2252Q              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDFORD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDFORD,NC                  CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2252Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2252Q-1994-11-22), registration cancelled 1994-11-22, S/N 32R7780235 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redford Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 19800303006659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800303006659I), Mar 3, 1980: Piper PA32R300, Raeford, NC, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane on takeoff roll. Veered into snowbank on side of runway.

## Other investigations on N2252Q (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 ATL80IA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA089), Sep 3, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N2252Q), Raeford, NC, incident, minor damage

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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