19760212030279A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Ludlow, MA · February 12, 1976

Date
February 12, 1976
Place
Ludlow, MA
Airport
Westover Afb
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7RW
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC76AN078
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,373 total2 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck wires while maneuvering acft ovr line of trees toward an open clearing in city area.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES WHILE MANEUVERING ACFT OVR LINE OF TREES TOWARD AN OPEN CLEARING IN CITY AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.