# NTSB NYC80FNA15: Piper PA-23, N129RM, Norwood, MA, June 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1980
- Place: Norwood, MA · NORWOOD, MA
- Location: 42.1874° N, 71.1960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwood, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1874&lon=-71.1960&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 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1994  80/6/23    NORWOOD,MA          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2630
        TIME - 1820                    N129RM              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 703 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORWOOD,MA                  MARTHA'S VINEYARD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- KEYS LEFT IN DOOR,ABORTED WHEN NOISE OF KEYS WAS HEARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N129RM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129RM-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 27-7405301, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Norwood

## 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 19800623021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623021719A), Jun 23, 1980: Piper PA23250, Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and crashed in ditch off end of runway.

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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