# NTSB NYC79FNA20: Piper PA-24, N9041P, Marshfield, MA, July 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1979
- Place: Marshfield, MA · MARSHFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.0998° N, 70.6893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0998&lon=-70.6893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1964   79/7/8    MARSHFIELD,MA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 267
        TIME - 2035                    N9041P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,NY               MARSHFIELD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9041P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9041P-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 24-4504, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (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
- Airport: Marshfield

## 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 19790708016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708016609A), Jul 8, 1979: Piper PA24260, Marshfield, MA, Substantial damage. Struck trees on final approach to airport runway.

## Other investigations on N9041P (1)

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.

- [NTSB BFO94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA084), Jun 2, 1994: Piper PA-24-260 (N9041P), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply with an improper fuel selector position which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. A factor is the instructor's inadequate…

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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