# Accident 19730926031749A: Piper PA28R200, Marlboro, MA, September 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1973
- Place: Marlboro, MA
- Airport: Marlboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.3432° N, 71.5090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marlboro Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3432&lon=-71.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2279T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2279T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 33 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DNA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730926031749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCTRD DWNDFT ABT 8FT AGL OVR END OF RWY.PLT NOT AWARE ACFT DMG RTRND LINCOLN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC74DNA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA20), Sep 26, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N2279T), Marlboro, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2279T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030124005129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030124005129I), Jan 24, 2003: Piper PA28R200 (N2279T), San Marcos, TX, Minor damage. (-23) While in flight, and performing a lazy eight maneuver, the pilot heard a loud bang. When the landing gear was later extended to land, the nose gear did…
- [Incident 19990518014329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990518014329I), May 18, 1999: Piper PA28R200 (N2279T), Austin, TX. Student prflighted, found water. Drained until he thought he had all the water out. Told instructor. Instructor told student that was normal especially after…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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