# NTSB NYC85LA030: Piper PA-28RT-201T, N4379N, Antrim, NH, November 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 19, 1984, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Antrim, NH
- Location: 43.0613° N, 71.9054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAWTHORNE-FEATHER AIRPARK (8B1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0613&lon=-71.9054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35650/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA030

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - attempted, pilot in command
- Hazardous materials leak/spill, go-around (vfr)
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

PLT STATED, A WIND SHIFT OCCURRED ON SHORT FINAL RESULTING IN A SUDDEN UNCONTROLLABLE YAW TO THE LEFT. RIGHT AILERON AND FULL POWER WAS ADDED, HOWEVER, THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES BEFORE RECOVERY WAS MADE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4379N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4379N-1990-10-26), registration cancelled 1990-10-26, S/N 28R8431026 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201T (PA-28RT-20)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28RT-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (registry code 7102817) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R8431026
- Airframe hours: 129
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-FB9 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Hawthorne College
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, November 6, 1984, 27 hours before
- Airport: 8B1, Hawthorne, runway 1, 3,475 × 80 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 1,125 total, 187 in this make and model, 1,023 as pilot in command, 229 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19841119063339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841119063339A), Nov 19, 1984: Piper PA28RT201, Antrim, NH, Substantial damage. Lost control on rollout. Added power but drifted into trees off side of runway. Crosswind may have been a factor.

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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