# Accident 19780303002779A: Cessna 414, Northampton, MA, March 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1978
- Place: Northampton, MA
- Airport: Lafleur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.3251° N, 72.6412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northampton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3251&lon=-72.6412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7846Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7846Q-1989-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,376 total, 92 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780303002779A

## 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 NYC78FNE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE12), Mar 3, 1978: Cessna 414 (N7846Q), Northampton, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7846Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19840805038109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805038109A), Aug 5, 1984: Cessna 414 (N7846Q), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Landed downwind, off end of runway, hit boundary fence. Aircraft overweight at takeoff and landing.
- [Incident 19810326029119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810326029119I), Mar 26, 1981: Cessna 414 (N7846Q), Jonesboro, GA, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on landing due to retract rod failure.

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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