# Accident 19760416006909A: Piper PA16, Bedford, MA, April 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1976
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Hanscom Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5855H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5855H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 659 total, 6 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DNA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760416006909A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC76DNA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA34), Apr 16, 1976: Piper PA-16 (N5855H), Bedford, 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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