# NTSB NYC81FNA26: Piper PA-24, N8535P, Marstons Mills, MA, September 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1981
- Place: Marstons Mills, MA · MARSTONS MILLS, MA
- Location: 41.6562° N, 70.4161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marstons Mills, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6562&lon=-70.4161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2876  81/9/12    MARSTONS MILLS,MA   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 2755
        TIME - 1400                    N8535P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1698 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE COD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERIDEN,CT                  MARSTONS MILLS,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD HITTING RUT AND/OR HUMP ON APCH END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8535P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8535P), registered now, S/N 26-116, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (registry code 7102408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cape Cod

## 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 19810912061189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912061189A), Sep 12, 1981: Piper PA24400, Marston Mills, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway during landing with wing striking vegatation which caused crash off 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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