# Accident 19760716026949A: Piper PA28R180, Bedford, MA, July 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1976
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Hanscom Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N3298R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3298R-1976-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,864 total, 22 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760716026949A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING APPROACH AT NIGHT,ACFT STRUCK A TREE APRX ONE AND A HALF MILES FROM RWY.

## 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 NYC76AN111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN111), Jul 16, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N3298R), Bedford, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3298R (1)

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

- [Accident 19730310006449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730310006449A), Mar 10, 1973: Piper PA28R180 (N3298R), Concord, NH, Substantial damage. Plt attn diverted to instruments drg eng run-up,was not aware of acft movement.

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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