# NTSB NYC80FNC16: Piper PA-28, N57302, Eliot, ME, March 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1980
- Place: Eliot, ME · ELIOT, ME
- Location: 43.1531° N, 70.8001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eliot, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1531&lon=-70.8001&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0817  80/3/15    ELIOT,ME            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 219
        TIME - 1500                    N57302              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLEBROOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHIRLEY,NY                  ELIOT,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING 35KTS TO 40KTS.PLT RPRTD WND SHEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57302](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57302-2012-08-08), registration cancelled 2012-08-08, S/N 28-7425085, built 1973 (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: Littlebrook

## 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 19800315006479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315006479A), Mar 15, 1980: Piper PA28140, Eliot, ME, Substantial damage. Landing in gusty surface wind allowed airplane to drift to side of runway. Wing hit snowbank at touch down.

## Other investigations on N57302 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA11CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA013), Oct 8, 2010: Piper PA28 (N57302), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.

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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