# NTSB NYC76FNC62: Piper PA-28, N8630D, Bethel, ME, August 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1976
- Place: Bethel, ME · BETHEL, ME
- Location: 44.4038° N, 70.7864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4038&lon=-70.7864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNC62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2150   76/8/8    BETHEL,ME           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1155
        TIME - 1600                    N8630D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARIBOU,ME                  MANCHESTER,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     215
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLT IN CLDS,PLT INTENDED COURSE 030 DEG FLEW 300 DEG.HIT TREES ON MTN ABT 2650 FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8630D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8630D-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 22-5833 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760808024379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808024379A), Aug 8, 1976: Piper PA22160, Bethel, ME, Substantial damage. Flt in clds,plt intended course 030 deg flew 300 deg. Hit trees on mtn abt 2650 ft MSL.

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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