# NTSB NYC85LA139: Piper PA-28RT-201, N291CC, Newbury, MA, June 2, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 2, 1985, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Newbury, MA
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA139
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35885/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA139

## 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
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - climb - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
  - object - tree(s)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO A PASSENGER, AFTER A LONG GROUND ROLL, THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AND THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE AIRSPEED BY LOWERING THE PITCH ATTITUDE. AS THE ACFT APPROACHED THE END OF THE RWY AND TREES, THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED. THE PLT AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL OFF AND INCREASE AIRSPEED. THE ACFT BANKED TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AS THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON AN INTERSECTING RWY. A WITNESS ON THE APRT STATED THAT THE ACFT LIFTED OFF; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT APPEAR READY TO FLY AND VISUALLY MUSHED INTO THE AIR. THE ACFT BANKED TO THE RIGHT, CONTACTED SOME TREES AND TUMBLED TO THE GROUND. ONE WITNESS, AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, STATED THE WINDS SHIFTED FROM OUT OF THE EAST JUST PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED WITH A TAILWIND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N291CC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291CC-1987-07-15), registration cancelled 1987-07-15, S/N 28R7918217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201 (PA-28RT-20)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28RT-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (registry code 7102818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7918217
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Marmiani Anthony W.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: BHB, BAR HARBOR, ME
- Airport: 2B2, Plum Island, runway 28, 2,520 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,850 total, 154 in this make and model, 2,855 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LWM

## 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 19850602021839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850602021839A), Jun 2, 1985: Piper PA28RT201, Newbury, MA, Destroyed. Witness said takeoff was downwind. Tried turn to intersecting runway but wing clipped a tree. Aircraft cartwheeled.

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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