# NTSB NYC67F0072: Piper PA-30, N7673Y, Auburn, ME, July 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1966
- Place: Auburn, ME · AUBURN, ME
- Location: 44.0979° N, 70.2312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0979&lon=-70.2312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1793   66/7/1    AUBURN ME           PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5749
        TIME - 0614                    N7673Y              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 749 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN-LEWISTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-DOGS CHASED DEER ACROSS RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7673Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7673Y-2019-05-04), registration cancelled 2019-05-04, S/N 30-751 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Auburn-Lewiston

## Other investigations on N7673Y (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 FTW68F0522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0522), Mar 24, 1968: Piper PA-30 (N7673Y), San Marcos, TX, substantial damage

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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