# NTSB NYC76AN111: Piper PA-28R, N3298R, Bedford, MA, July 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1976
- Place: Bedford, MA · BEDFORD, MA
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1973  76/7/16    BEDFORD,MA          PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0345                    N3298R              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            29, 1863 TOTAL HOURS, 22
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANSCOM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MA                   BEDFORD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DURING LANDING APPROACH AT NIGHT,ACFT STRUCK A TREE APRX ONE AND A HALF MILES FROM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3298R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3298R-1976-10-13), registration cancelled 1976-10-13, S/N 28R31267, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanscom Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760716026949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760716026949A), Jul 16, 1976: Piper PA28R180, Bedford, MA, Destroyed. During landing approach at night,acft struck a tree aprx one and a half miles from rwy.

## Other investigations on N3298R (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 NYC73DNC57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC57), Mar 10, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N3298R), Concord, NH, 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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