# NTSB NYC79FNA01: Piper PA-28, N6006U, Marlboro, MA, October 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1978
- Place: Marlboro, MA · MARLBORO, MA
- Location: 42.3496° N, 71.5472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlborough, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3496&lon=-71.5472&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3327   78/10/5   MARLBORO,MA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 118
        TIME - 1720                    N6006U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW BEDFORD,MA              RETURN                       MARLBORO,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PAX BRACED LEG AGAINST L RUDDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6006U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6006U), registered now, S/N 28-26907 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marlboro

## 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 19781005032279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781005032279A), Oct 5, 1978: Piper PA28140, Marlboro, MA, Substantial damage. Pax braced leg against l rudder.

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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