# NTSB IAD74FIG13: Piper PA-24, N6970P, Aldino, MD, November 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1973
- Place: Aldino, MD · ALDINO, MD
- Location: 39.5640° N, 76.1958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aldino, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5640&lon=-76.1958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FIG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3427  73/11/13   ALDINO,MD           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 216
        TIME - 1220                    N6970P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALDINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALDINO,MD                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH VERNIER CONTROLLED THROTTLE PLT COULD NOT UNLOCK MECHANISM-THROTTLE FULL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6970P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aldino

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731113037279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731113037279A), Nov 13, 1973: Piper PA24250, Aldino, MD, Substantial damage. Lack of familiarity with vernier controlled throttle plt could not unlock mechanism-throttle full.

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.

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