# Accident 19760726023629A: Piper PA32260, Tewksbury, MA, July 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1976
- Place: Tewksbury, MA
- Airport: Tew Mac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.5975° N, 71.2046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TEW MAC (80MA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5975&lon=-71.2046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3893W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3893W-2024-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 90 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760726023629A

## Narrative

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

PLT LNDD LONG APPLIED HARD BRAKING ACTION,LEFT BRAKE FAILED.BRAKE PUCK WORN EXCESSIVELY.

## 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 NYC76FNA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA46), Jul 26, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N3893W), Tewksbury, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3893W (1)

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

- [Accident 19780511029102A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511029102A), May 11, 1978: Piper PA32260 (N3893W), Lawrence, MA, Destroyed

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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