# Incident 19780303015339I: Piper PA23250, Boston, MA, March 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1978, 23:40 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13878, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13878-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780303015339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. VISIBILITY RESTRICTED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. TURNED OFF INTO SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N13878 (3)

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

- [Accident 20060320011719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060320011719A), Mar 20, 2006: Piper PA23250 (N13878), Morristown, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) On the first leg of operator's daily pne-mmu-buf cargo run, subject aircraft was cleared by mmu tower for the visual approach to runway 5. After…
- [Incident 20021025032439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021025032439I), Oct 25, 2002: Piper PA23250 (N13878), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated - after landing while turning right off runway the right main landing gear retracted. Investigation revealed 2 of the 4 downlock springs…
- [Incident 19890505044489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890505044489I), May 5, 1989: Piper PA23250 (N13878), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Left engine propeller struck a parked aircraft while taxiing on the ramp. Minor damage to both aircraft.

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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