# Accident 19771112036769A: Norwst 75CPORTFLD, Ft Devens, MA, November 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1977
- Place: Ft Devens, MA
- Airport: Moore Army Airfld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.5073° N, 71.6667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Devens, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5073&lon=-71.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19448, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19448-2009-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Northwestern PORTERFIELD 35-W (registry code 6480138, https://openairdocs.org/model/northwestern-porterfield-35-w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SCA JR series (registry code 64501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-sca-jr-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORWST 75CPORTFLD
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,029 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771112036769A

## Narrative

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

PARTS OF PISTON PIN PLUGS FOUND IN ENG.PILOT WAS AWARE OF ENG PROBLEMS PRIOR TO FLT.

## 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 NYC78FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA006), Nov 12, 1977: Porterfield 35W (N19448), Ft Devens, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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