# NTSB NYC78FNA42: Piper PA-28R, N36704, Boxborough, MA, August 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1978
- Place: Boxborough, MA · BOXBOROUGH, MA
- Location: 42.4918° N, 71.5273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boxboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4918&lon=-71.5273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3329  78/8/24    BOXBOROUGH,MA       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 720
        TIME - 1952                    N36704              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,MA                ORANGE,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRUCK LIGHT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N36704 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- 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 19780824030869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824030869A), Aug 24, 1978: Piper PA28R, Boxborough, MA, Substantial damage. Struck light pole.

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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