# NTSB MIA81DKT30: Piper PA-38, N2554P, Boynton Beach, FL, March 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1981
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL · BOYNTON BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.5268° N, 80.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boynton Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5268&lon=-80.0806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKT30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0735   81/3/1    BOYNTON BEACH,FL    PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N2554P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIS GLIDERPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOYNTON BEACH,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      120
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WINDSOCK.WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2554P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2554P-2020-08-10), registration cancelled 2020-08-10, S/N 38-79A1038 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willis Gliderport

## 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 19810301008859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301008859A), Mar 1, 1981: Piper PA38112, Boynton Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed airplane to drift off runway on liftoff in a crosswind. Wing struck windsock pole.

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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