# Accident 19760212030279A: Piper PA23250, Ludlow, MA, February 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1976
- Place: Ludlow, MA
- Airport: Westover Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N7RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7RW-1976-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,373 total, 2 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760212030279A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC76AN078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN078), Feb 12, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N7RW), Ludlow, MA, substantial damage

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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