# Accident 20101222054669A: Piper PA-28-151, Spencer, MA, December 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2010, 08:54 local time
- Place: Spencer, MA
- Airport: Spencer
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2950° N, 71.9647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2950&lon=-71.9647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30ZZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30ZZ-2014-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,375 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101222054669A

## Narrative

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

EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ACCIDENT SCENE, SHOWED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED ADEQUATE FUEL FOR ITS INTENDED FLIGHT.

## 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 ERA11FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA094), Dec 22, 2010: Piper PA-28-151 (N30ZZ), Spencer, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a tree while returning to land for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N30ZZ (1)

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

- [Accident 19780820043259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820043259A), Aug 20, 1978: Piper PA28151 (N30ZZ), NH, 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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