# NTSB NYC78FNC35: Piper PA-28, N5567U, Swans Island, ME, June 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Swans Island, ME · SWANS ISLAND, ME
- Location: 44.1451° N, 68.4517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swans Island, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1451&lon=-68.4517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNC35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2574  78/6/25    SWANS ISLAND,ME     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2150
        TIME - 1115                    N5567U              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWANS ISLAND,ME             ROCKLAND,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- PIC LANDED AT CLOSED AIRPORT.COLLIDED WITH ROCK ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5567U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5567U-1981-02-19), registration cancelled 1981-02-19, S/N 2826294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morrison

## 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 19780625023349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625023349A), Jun 25, 1978: Piper PA28140, Swans Island, ME, Substantial damage. PIC landed at closed airport. Collided with rock on rwy.

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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