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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Pittsfield, MA · May 23, 1976

Date
May 23, 1976
Place
Pittsfield, MA
Airport
Pittsfield Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4054M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC76FNE20
Reported as
Piper PA12
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
887 total130 in this make and model40 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.

Wind gusting 30K.possible vortex lifted acft prematurely. Venturi shaped area on rwy 26-8.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUSTING 30K.POSSIBLE VORTEX LIFTED ACFT PREMATURELY.VENTURI SHAPED AREA ON RWY 26-8.

NTSB investigation

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