# NTSB NYC80FNE17: Piper PA-28, N21480, Hampden, MA, May 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1980
- Place: Hampden, MA · HAMPDEN, MA
- Location: 42.0640° N, 72.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampden, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0640&lon=-72.4134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNE17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0822  80/5/28    HAMPDEN,MA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 527
        TIME - 0915                    N21480              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANCHESTER,NH               HAMPDEN,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR BENT AFT DRG LNDG ON WET GOLF COURSE.ACFT DRIFTED OFF FAIRWAY,HIT TREE,DRG LNDG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21480](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21480-2023-10-21), registration cancelled 2023-10-21, S/N 28-7916043, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (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

## 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 19800528015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800528015579A), May 28, 1980: Piper PA28161, Hampden, MA, Substantial damage. Fairway blocked for intended landing area. Landed downwind on wet grass on other fairway. Slid into trees.

## Other investigations on N21480 (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 ERA23FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA164), Mar 25, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N21480), Johns Island, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to…

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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