# NTSB NYC76FFA48: Piper PA-28, N3844T, Blue Hill, ME, May 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1976
- Place: Blue Hill, ME · BLUE HILL, ME
- Location: 44.3986° N, 68.5810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Hill, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3986&lon=-68.5810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FFA48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1381   76/5/5    BLUE HILL,ME        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1450                    N3844T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 614 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            86 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEYMOUTH,MA                 BLUE HILL,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3844T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3844T-1976-09-27), registration cancelled 1976-09-27, S/N 28R30164 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Blue Hill

## 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 19760505010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760505010329A), May 5, 1976: Piper PA28R180, Blue Hill, ME, 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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