# NTSB NYC80DNA16: Piper PA-28, N9858W, Oak Bluffs, MA, July 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1980
- Place: Oak Bluffs, MA · OAK BLUFFS, MA
- Location: 41.4538° N, 70.5649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Bluffs, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4538&lon=-70.5649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DNA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2368  80/7/12    OAK BLUFFS,MA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N9858W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADE WINDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROTON,CT                   EDGARTOWN,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OVERRUN ROUGH/UNEVEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9858W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9858W), registered now, S/N 28-23372, built 1967 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trade Winds

## 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 19800712047299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800712047299A), Jul 12, 1980: Piper PA28140, Oak Bluffs, MA, Substantial damage. Student pilot on solo cross-country overshot landing and crashed.

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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