# NTSB NYC68D0295: Piper PA-18, N10131, Ayer, MA, November 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1967
- Place: Ayer, MA · AYER, MA
- Location: 42.5622° N, 71.5848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ayer, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5622&lon=-71.5848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0295
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0295

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4175  67/11/19   AYER,MASS           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 0910                    N10131              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEVENS AAF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      38
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          260                                                       16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIING TO RAMP AFTER ABORTED TAKEOFF.60 DEGREE CROSSWIND OF 16K.SNOWBANK ALONG SIDE OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10131](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10131-1968-10-21), registration cancelled 1968-10-21, S/N 18-883 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Devens Aaf

## Other investigations on N10131 (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 NYC65F0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0014), Feb 5, 1965: Piper PA18 (N10131), Ayer, MA, 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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