# NTSB NYC78FNA11: Piper PA-28, N56725, Haverhill, MA, February 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1978
- Place: Haverhill, MA · HAVERHILL, MA
- Location: 42.7762° N, 71.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haverhill, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7762&lon=-71.0773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0951  78/2/26    HAVERHILL,MA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 103
        TIME - 0900                    N56725              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAVERHILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAVERHILL,MA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56725](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56725-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 28-7415007, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Haverhill

## 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 19780226006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780226006799A), Feb 26, 1978: Piper PA28151, Haverhill, MA, 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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