- Date
- January 26, 1970
- Place
- Bedford, MA · BEDFORD, MA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N984MAPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142009
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0191 70/1/26 BEDFORD,MASS PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1741 N984MA PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 37, 4400 TOTAL HOURS, 500 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - L.G.HANSCOM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONMOUTH,NJ BEDFORD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- RWY 29 IN USE.PLT REQ 5.TWR SAID 5 PARTLY PLOWED.PLT LND TO R OF 5.L SIDE RWY LTS COVERED BY SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N984MA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- L.G.Hanscom