# Accident 19730322005229A: Piper PA23250, Norwood, MA, March 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1973
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6900Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6900Y-2020-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,827 total, 650 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNA47-169838) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730322005229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COMPRESSION BEND IN NOSE GR LOCK LINK ASSY,P/N 16667-00,CRUSHING IT AGAINST NOSE GR DRAG LINK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC73FNA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNA47-169838), Mar 22, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N6900Y), Norwood, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6900Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190421003169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190421003169I), Apr 21, 2019: Piper PA-23-250 (N6900Y), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. On 4/21/2019 at approximately 0930MDT, a 1969 Piper PA-23-250 aztec, registration number N6900Y, serial number 27-4254 inadvertently departed runway 17L, at…
- [Incident 19850827065539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850827065539I), Aug 27, 1985: Piper PA23250 (N6900Y), Laconia, NH. Was slow canceling IFR flight plan after approach to uncontrolled airport. Telephone and rco out of order.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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