Piper PA-30 accident near Nantucket, Massachusetts, November 6, 1982
On November 6, 1982, a Piper PA-30, registered N7689Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Nantucket, Massachusetts (Nantucket airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 6, 1982
- Place
- Nantucket, Massachusetts · Nantucket
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30 · all PA-30s on the register
- Registration
- N7689Y · registry record · serial 30-769
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT APPROACHED RUNWAY AND RIGHT WING DROPPED. PILOT CORRECTED WITH FULL POWER AILERON AND ELEVATOR. AIRCRAFT YAWED AND ROLLED TO LEFT. LEFT WING HIT AND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED AND STOPPED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: glider; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 6,715 hours in all; 5,788 in this make and model; 89 in the last 90 days; 6,606 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,346 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: C Providence RI at 6:30 pm
- Destination: C Nantucket MA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 33, 4,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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