# NTSB NYC79FNC16: Piper PA-31, N2ZM, Laconia, NH, January 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1979
- Place: Laconia, NH · LACONIA, NH
- Location: 43.5765° N, 71.4823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5765&lon=-71.4823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0403  79/1/31    LACONIA,NH          PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 6000
        TIME - 1015                    N2ZM                PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 1390 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LACONIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MA                   LACONIA,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2ZM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2ZM-1991-04-25), registration cancelled 1991-04-25, S/N 31164 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laconia

## 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 19790131001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790131001959A), Jan 31, 1979: Piper PA31, Laconia, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot hit a snowbank while landing on a freshly plowed runway.

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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