# NTSB NYC66F0285: Piper PA-12, N2573M, College Park, MD, October 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1965
- Place: College Park, MD · COLLEGE PARK, MD
- Location: 38.9967° N, 76.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Park, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9967&lon=-76.9364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0285-175189

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3028   65/10/9   COLLEGE PARK MD     PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 327
        TIME - 1815                    N2573M              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2573M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2573M-2017-11-22), registration cancelled 2017-11-22, S/N 12-942, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: College Park

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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