# Accident 19741113037569A: Piper PA30, Worcester, MA, November 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1974
- Place: Worcester, MA
- Airport: Worcester Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.2671° N, 71.8756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WORCESTER RGNL (ORH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2671&lon=-71.8756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7283Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7283Y-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,519 total, 792 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741113037569A

## Narrative

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

RWY CLOSED NOTAM ISSUED.STRUCK PARTIALLY FILLED IN DITCH WITH L GR AND PROP.

## 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 NYC75FNE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE19), Nov 13, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N7283Y), Worcester, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7283Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19960123002849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960123002849I), Jan 23, 1996: Piper PA30 (N7283Y), Gardner, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated that after making two successful landings to full stop, on the third landing neglected to lower the gear, and made a gear up…

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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