# Accident 19790926028619A: Piper PA28161, Marlboro, MA, September 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1979, 12:45 local time
- Place: Marlboro, MA
- Airport: Marlboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3432° N, 71.5090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marlboro Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3432&lon=-71.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2901Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2901Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790926028619A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS OFF COURSE, LANDED IN CROSSWIND. LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY.LACKED ENDORSEMENTS

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2901Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20260227003999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260227003999I), Feb 27, 2026: Piper PA-28-161 (N2901Q), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Pilot stated she was coming in for landing with runway assured. She stated she entered ground effect and nose gear hit the runway and then the aircraft…
- [Incident 20230315019749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230315019749I), Mar 15, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N2901Q), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. On March 16, 2023 at about 15:30(z), a Piper PA-28, struck a parked Cessna CE-172 while taxiing to park on the ramp at Fulton co. airport. The PA-28 was being…
- [Incident 19970313013069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970313013069I), Mar 13, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N2901Q), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: not a pilot deviation. The aircraft taxied to the runup area and the pilot completed the prefliht checks. The pilot then asked the front seat…

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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