# NTSB NYC66F0569: Piper J-3, N7485H, Tewksbury, MA, March 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1966
- Place: Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Location: 42.6106° N, 71.2342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tewksbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6106&lon=-71.2342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0569
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0569

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0527  66/3/19    TEWKSBURY MASS      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1610                    N7485H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 1097 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW-MAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT INADVERTENTLY ACTUATED BRAKES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7485H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7485H-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 20752 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tew-Mac

## Other investigations on N7485H (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 NYC67F0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0015), May 30, 1966: Piper J3 (N7485H), Tewksbury, MA, destroyed

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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