# Accident 19780129004079A: Piper L4B, Haverhill,Ma, MA, January 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1978
- Place: Haverhill,Ma, MA
- Airport: Haverhill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.7762° N, 71.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haverhill, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7762&lon=-71.0773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5719N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5719N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 489 total, 21 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004079A

## 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 NYC78FNA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA14), Jan 29, 1978: Piper J3 (N5719N), Haverhill, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5719N (1)

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

- [Accident 19781008032269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008032269A), Oct 8, 1978: Piper L4B (N5719N), Haverhill,Ma, 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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