# Accident 19760131001759A: Piper PA28140, Norfolk, MA, January 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1976
- Place: Norfolk, MA
- Airport: Norfolk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.1195° N, 71.3251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1195&lon=-71.3251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1NS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1NS-1976-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760131001759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC76FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA28), Jan 31, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N1NS), Norfolk, MA, substantial damage

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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