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NYC87LA237

1987-09-27 · STOW, Massachusetts, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 6B6

Current FAA registration · N4332N

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-161
Year of manufacture
1983 · 4 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19831219
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A530EE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN HE DECIDED TO ABORT. HE STATED THAT HE FELT THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING ADEQUATE POWER AND THE AIRSPEED WAS NOT UP TO REQUIRED TAKEOFF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND INVERTED IN SWAMPY SOIL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA237.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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