# Accident 19780311003719A: Piper J5B, Harvard, MA, March 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1978
- Place: Harvard, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.5001° N, 71.5828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvard, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5001&lon=-71.5828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38569, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38569-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5B (registry code 7100708, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&GO-145C series (registry code 41503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-go-145c-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC780NE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC780NE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780311003719A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON FROZEN LAKE.

## 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 NYC780NE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC780NE14), Mar 11, 1978: Piper J5B (N38569), Harvard, 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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