NYC70D0160

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Tewksbury, MA · September 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 11, 1969
Place
Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N428SFPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160628

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3611  69/9/11    TEWKSBURY,MASS      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N428SF              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 2416 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            104 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW-MAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCE,MASS               TEWKSBURY,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- L BRAKE AND BACK PLATE LINING WORN.DRUM SCORED,RUSTED AND WORN,FLUID LEAKING-WING TIP HIT TIRE MKR

Aircraft

Registration
N428SF
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tew-Mac

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.