# NTSB NYC80FGM23: Piper PA-28, N2224F, Cooperstown, PA, May 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1980
- Place: Cooperstown, PA · COOPERSTOWN, PA
- Location: 41.4998° N, 79.8736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooperstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4998&lon=-79.8736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FGM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0894  80/5/23    COOPERSTOWN,PA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N2224F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            720 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLADE MILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST,PA                     RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- A/C STRUCK MOTORCYCLIST ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2224F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glade Mill

## 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 19800523016909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523016909A), May 23, 1980: Piper PA28161, Cooperstown, PA, Substantial damage. Runway blocked by stopped motorcyclist. Wing hit cyclist's helmet on go around, trying to avoid collision.

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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