Piper PA-28RT-201T accident near Antrim, New Hampshire, November 19, 1984
On November 19, 1984 at about 2:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201T, registered N4379N, was substantially damaged in an accident near Antrim, New Hampshire (Hawthorne airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 19, 1984 · about 2:30 pm local time
- Place
- Antrim, New Hampshire · Hawthorne
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201T PA-28RT-20 · all PA-28RT-201Ts on the register
- Registration
- N4379N · no longer on the register · serial 28R8431026
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,125 hours in all; 187 in this make and model; 229 in the last 90 days; 1,023 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: None (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 129 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, November 6, 1984; 27 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-360-FB9 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 1, 3,475 ft by 80 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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