# NTSB NYC78FA077: Piper PA-23, N40276, Bedford, MA, August 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1978
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139824
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2882  78/8/10    BEDFORD,MA          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2315                    N40276              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  51, 9485 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERCER COUNTY,NJ            BEDFORD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- RT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN TORN FREE.NOSE RIBS DMGD,DROOPING DOWNWARD & SEPTD FROM ATTACHMENTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40276](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40276-2017-10-06), registration cancelled 2017-10-06, S/N 27-7305091, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780810035169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810035169A), Aug 10, 1978: Piper PA23, Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Rt wing leading edge skin torn free. Nose ribs dmgd,drooping downw& septd from attachments.

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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