# NTSB NYC71DFD26: Piper PA-28, N8080N, Mansfield, MA, December 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1970
- Place: Mansfield, MA · MANSFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.0334° N, 71.2189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0334&lon=-71.2189&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4442  70/12/29   MANSFIELD,MASS      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N8080N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 1470 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORWOOD,MASS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8080N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mansfield

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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