Piper PA-28R-200 accident near Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, July 21, 1983
On July 21, 1983 at about 2:45 pm local time, a Piper PA-28R-200, registered N2075T, was substantially damaged in an accident near Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts (Trade Winds 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 21, 1983 · about 2:45 pm local time · cases in 1983
- Place
- Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts · Trade Winds · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200 · all PA-28R-200s on the register
- Registration
- N2075T · registry record · serial 71350019
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT REPORT THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE ENCOUNTERED A BUMP ON THE RWY & THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE APRX 5 TO 10 FT. HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND RATHER THAN CONTINUE THE LANDING SINCE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO RECOVER & STOP SAFELY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO-AROUND, THE ACFT HIT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF ANOTHER PLANE PARKED NEAR THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN SLID ALONG A PARKING LOT & HIT A PARKED CAR & A 2ND PARKED ACFT.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 1,197 hours in all; 193 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 978 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,560 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 20, 1983; 25 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-C11C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LWM Lawrence MA at 1:45 pm
- Destination: B18 Oak Bluffs MA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 1,900 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°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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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N2075T on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 18,639 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Piper 44,848 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-C11C 8,559 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Alton Bay Seaplane Base & Ice Rwy · nearest airport
- Lawrence Municipal · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Massachusetts 987 since 1982 · 91 in the last ten years
- Massachusetts 2,649 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/NYC83LA186.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.