- Date
- July 3, 1979
- Place
- Vinalhaven, VT · VINALHAVEN, VT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4342TPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790703020659A
- Case key
- 134756
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2225 79/7/3 VINALHAVEN,VT PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 565 TIME - 0930 N4342T PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VINALHAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VINALHAVEN,VT ESSEX,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- 1400FT USABLE RWY,ACFT REQS 1625FT TKOF STD DAY.ACFT COLLIDED W ROCKS ON EDGE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4342T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vinalhaven
N4342TRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4342T · 2
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NTSB NYC84FA224Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportLincoln Park, NJThe acft collided with the ground shortly after takeoff. A following acft plt said the acft was slow and long on takeoffroll and stayed low after takeoff. The acft made a 90 degree right turn and then a 270 degree left turn and was about lined up to land…NTSB NYC75DHM14Accident · No injuriesClosedCaldwell, NJ