- Date
- June 15, 1966
- Place
- Newburyport, MA · NEWBURYPORT, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5651HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170957
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1925 66/6/15 NEWBURYPORT MASS PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N5651H PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 20, 1400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLUM ISLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5651H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plum Island
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