# NTSB NYC84FNC06: Piper PA-24-180, N5732P, Bingham, ME, July 21, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: July 21, 1984, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Bingham, ME
- Location: 45.0581° N, 69.8731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bingham, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0581&lon=-69.8731&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84FNC06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35416/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNC06

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft performance,takeoff capability - undetermined (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper climb rate - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ACFT USED, ACCORDING TO VARIOUS ACCOUNTS, BETWEEN 1/2 AND 2/3 OF THE 2300 FT RUNWAY ON TAKE-OFF ROLL. NORMAL HANDBOOK TAKE-OFF RUN IS 750 FT. PASSENGERS STATED ACFT SKIPPED OFF AND TOUCHED BACK DOWN TWICE BEFORE FINALLY BECOMING AIRBORNE. ACFT ROLLED RIGHT THEN LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. FLAPS WERE FOUND FULL DOWN, FLAP HANDLE UP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5732P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5732P-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 24-35 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: PA24-806
- Airframe hours: 2300
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert W. Sherburne
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 30, 1983, 48 hours before
- Airport: BGM, Gadabout Gaddis, runway 16, 2,300 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 545 total, 65 in this make and model, 480 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## 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 19840721033969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721033969A), Jul 21, 1984: Piper PA24, Bingham, ME, Destroyed. Tried to depart from a short field with full load and flaps full down. Struck trees off departure end of 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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