# NTSB NYC67F0148: Piper PA-28, N8514W, Biddeford, ME, July 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1966
- Place: Biddeford, ME · BIDDEFORD, ME
- Location: 43.4387° N, 70.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biddeford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4387&lon=-70.3929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2103  66/7/30    BIDDEFORD ME        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 200
        TIME - 0700                    N8514W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIDDEFORD MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- GO-AROUND CONTINUED AFTER STRIKING POST, THEN LANDED ON A CLOSED RUNWAY AND STRUCK BARRELS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8514W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8514W-1998-04-10), registration cancelled 1998-04-10, S/N 2810015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Biddeford Muni

## Other investigations on N8514W (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 FTW95LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA135), Mar 11, 1995: Piper PA-28-235 (N8514W), Hobart, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.

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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