Piper PA-28R N3298R
16 July 1976 · Bedford, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 July 1976 at about 03:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N3298R, operated by Air Speed Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hanscom Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N3298R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Speed Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Boston, Ma → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1973
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING LANDING APPROACH AT NIGHT, ACFT STRUCK A TREE APRX ONE AND A HALF MILES FROM RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Bullard Oil SE | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Aug 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Melrose, New Mexico, United States | El Grande OSO | Fatal | 2 |
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| 31 May 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Munster, Indiana, United States | FTI Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Eldon, Washington, United States | Lancaster Paci | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Aug 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Withee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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