# NTSB NYC75AN008: Piper PA-32, N3804W, Manchester, VT, July 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Manchester, VT · MANCHESTER, VT
- Location: 43.1542° N, 73.0625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1542&lon=-73.0625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 5 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1859  74/7/20    MANCHESTER,VT       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1250
        TIME - 1335                    N3804W              PX-  0  4  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EQUINOX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANCHESTER,VT               BENNINGTON,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH AND LODGED IN MAPLE TREE SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3804W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3804W-1975-08-28), registration cancelled 1975-08-28, S/N 32-732, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Equinox

## 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 19740720023629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720023629A), Jul 20, 1974: Piper PA32260, Manchester, VT, Destroyed. Acft collided with and lodged in maple tree shortly after tkof.

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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