# Accident 19781201040769A: Piper PA28R200, New Bedford,Ma, MA, December 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1978
- Place: New Bedford,Ma, MA
- Airport: New Bedford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 41.6766° N, 70.9578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW BEDFORD RGNL (EWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-70.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9436W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9436W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 5 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781201040769A

## Narrative

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

N8235Q,N26LK,N34506,N82440,N4773W ALL SUB DMGD.MAJ EXP IN ACFT W HAN BRAKE ONLY,THIS ACFT TOE BK.

## 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 NYC79FNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA05), Dec 1, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N9436W), New Bedford, 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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