- Date
- September 7, 1981
- Place
- Berlin, MA · BERLIN, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8269NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810907056039A
- Case key
- 122997
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3069 81/9/7 BERLIN,MA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 392 TIME - 1840 N8269N PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WALTER NYE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LAWRENCE,MA RETURN BERLIN,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8269N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Walter Nye
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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