# Accident 19780920031201A: Piper PA28R201T, Northampton, MA, September 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1978
- Place: Northampton, MA
- Airport: Lafleur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N9011C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9011C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920031201A

## Narrative

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

N9011C OBSVD MAKING A WIDE LOW PATTERN AND UNDERRAN N56694.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N56694, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19780920031202A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920031202A)

## 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 NYC78FNE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE35), Sep 20, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N9011C), Northampton, 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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