# NTSB NYC81FNE29: Piper PA-28, N8269N, Berlin, MA, September 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1981
- Place: Berlin, MA · BERLIN, MA
- Location: 42.3812° N, 71.6370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3812&lon=-71.6370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3069   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8269N-1982-03-29), registration cancelled 1982-03-29, S/N 28-25483 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walter Nye

## 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 19810907056039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907056039A), Sep 7, 1981: Piper PA28140, Berlin, MA, Substantial damage. Failed to clear trees on knoll of departure end of runway. Use incorrect flap setting for short field takeoff.

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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