- Date
- April 21, 1984, 23:45 local (Apr 22, 1984, 04:45 UTC)
- Place
- Westerly, RI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7634FPiper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840421016969A
- Case key
- 35540
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On final approach to runway 32, the aircraft contacted trees located approximately 600 yard short of the approach end of the runway. The passenger stated after the accident that as the aircraft approached the runway, he noticed the acft was 'a bit too close to the trees' and that the acft descended gradually into the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7634F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Anthony P. Mayo
- Registered owner
- L.A. Rock Et Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 21, 1983 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Destination
- WST · Westerly, RI
- Airport
- WST · Westerly State, runway 32, 4,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 159 total · 62 in this make and model · 121 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- WST
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.