# NTSB NYC81FFJ12: Piper PA-22, N2478A, Mayville, NY, May 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1981
- Place: Mayville, NY · MAYVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.2531° N, 79.5019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mayville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2531&lon=-79.5019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FFJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1412  81/5/24    MAYVILLE,NY         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 428
        TIME - 1730                    N2478A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAYVILLE,NY                 MONROEVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ROUGH SOD FLD W LONG GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2478A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2478A-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 22-814 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dart

## 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 19810524035649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524035649A), May 24, 1981: Piper PA22135, Mayville, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft unable to clear obstacles after takeoff. Hit dirt bank and flipped inverted.

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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