- Date
- May 11, 1978
- Place
- Lawrence, MA · LAWRENCE, MA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780511029102A19780511029101A
- Case key
- 141556
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2360 78/5/11 LAWRENCE,MA PIPER PA-32R CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1400 TIME - 1607 N8769C PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,MA LAWRENCE,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2360 78/5/11 LAWRENCE,MA PIPER PA-32 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 54, 64 TOTAL TIME - 1607 N3893W PX- 0 0 0 CHECK HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAWRENCE,MA PITTSFIELD,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3893W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lawrence
N3893WRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2024 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N8769C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lawrence
N8769CRegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2009 · Piper PA-32R-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3893W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.