# NTSB NYC77FA058: Piper PA-30, N8661Y, Plymouth, MA, May 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1977
- Place: Plymouth, MA · PLYMOUTH, MA
- Location: 41.9583° N, 70.6638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9583&lon=-70.6638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 2023
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1066  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661Y-1977-08-10), registration cancelled 1977-08-10, S/N 30-1803 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plymouth

## 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 19770520014599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770520014599A), May 20, 1977: Piper PA30, Plymouth, MA, Destroyed. Split flap cond. Plt lost ctl.

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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