# Accident 19960330005549A: Piper PA28R200, Wareham, MA, March 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1996
- Place: Wareham, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 41.7626° N, 70.7217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wareham, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7626&lon=-70.7217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57012, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57012-1998-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960330005549A

## Narrative

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

RADIOED ENGINE OUT, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY. HIT TREES, CRASHED MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND HIT A CAR.

## 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 IAD96FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA055), Mar 30, 1996: Piper PA-28R-200 (N57012), Wareham, MA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to bearing insert being destroyed by excess heat. A factor in this accident is the pilot's experience level.

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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