- Date
- May 20, 1977
- Place
- Plymouth, MA · PLYMOUTH, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8661YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 2023
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770520014599A
- Case key
- 158237
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1066 77/5/20 PLYMOUTH,MA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2000 TIME - 1340 N8661Y PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORWOOD,MA PLYMOUTH,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM MECHANICAL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS REMARKS- SPLIT FLAP COND. PLT LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8661Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plymouth
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.