# Accident 19780423008879A: Piper PA30, Marshfield, MA, April 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1978
- Place: Marshfield, MA
- Airport: Marshfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.0998° N, 70.6893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0998&lon=-70.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68Y-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423008879A

## Narrative

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

L BRAKE LINING WORN BEYOND REC LIMITS.

## 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 NYC78FNA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA19), Apr 23, 1978: Piper PA-30 (N68Y), Marshfield, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19840715032509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840715032509A), Jul 15, 1984: Piper PA30 (N68Y), Manahawkin, NJ, Destroyed. Vibration and yaw on initial takeoff climb. Lost control and went through trees. No evaluation of cause in report.

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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