# Accident 19780824030869A: Piper PA28R, Boxborough, MA, August 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1978
- Place: Boxborough, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.4918° N, 71.5273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boxboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4918&lon=-71.5273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36704 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 720 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824030869A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK LIGHT POLE.

## 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 NYC78FNA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA42), Aug 24, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N36704), Boxborough, 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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