- Date
- April 23, 1978
- Place
- Marshfield, MA · MARSHFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N68YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780423008879A
- Case key
- 142369
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0947 78/4/23 MARSHFIELD,MA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 6000 TIME - 1300 N68Y PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HYANNIS,MA MARSHFIELD,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- L BRAKE LINING WORN BEYOND REC LIMITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marshfield
N68YRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2013 · Piper PA-30Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 series
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Other investigations on N68Y · 1
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