Piper PA-23 N40276
10 August 1978 · Bedford, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1978 at about 23:15 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N40276, operated by Digital Equipm, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N40276
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Digital Equipm
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Mercer County, Nj → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2882
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
RT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN TORN FREE.NOSE RIBS DMGD, DROOPING DOWNWARD & SEPTD FROM ATTACHMENTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
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