# NTSB NYC69F0306: Piper PA-28, N8124W, Mendon, MA, January 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1969
- Place: Mendon, MA · MENDON, MA
- Location: 42.1057° N, 71.5523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendon, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1057&lon=-71.5523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0306
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0306

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0149  69/1/19    MENDON,MASS         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N8124W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 13000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEDALE DRAPER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CAM SHAFT GEAR ATCH BOLTS P/N STD-1791,AND LOCK PLATES PN 72078,FAILED.EXTENDED DWNWND DUE TRAFFIC
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8124W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8124W-1975-03-26), registration cancelled 1975-03-26, S/N 28-2231 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hopedale Draper

## Other investigations on N8124W (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 CHI75FEI19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI19), Oct 5, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N8124W), Kensington, OH, substantial damage

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.

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