19760131001759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Norfolk, MA · January 31, 1976

Date
January 31, 1976
Place
Norfolk, MA
Airport
Norfolk
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1NS
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC76FNA28
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total350 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt elected to turn back to arpt due children playing in flt path area.

As the FAA filed it

PLT ELECTED TO TURN BACK TO ARPT DUE CHILDREN PLAYING IN FLT PATH AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.