# Accident 19790708016609A: Piper PA24260, Marshfield, MA, July 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1979, 20:35 local time
- Place: Marshfield, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N9041P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9041P-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 267 total, 21 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708016609A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC79FNA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA20), Jul 8, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N9041P), Marshfield, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9041P (1)

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

- [Accident 19940602013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940602013459A), Jun 2, 1994: Piper PA24260 (N9041P), Montgomery, NY, Substantial damage. Lost power on practice crosswind on climbout. Overran runway into a ditch. Selector on empty tank. Fuel in other.

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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