# NTSB NYC70D0214: Piper PA-28, N7577R, Pittsfield, ME, November 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1969
- Place: Pittsfield, ME · PITTSFIELD, ME
- Location: 44.7633° N, 69.3727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7633&lon=-69.3727&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0214
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0214

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3156  69/11/24   PITTSFIELD,ME       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1705                    N7577R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ELY,VT                      BELFAST,ME                   LEBANON,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED ON ICED PORTION OF RWY NEAR END.UN STOP.ACFT ROLLED OVR 10FT BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7577R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7577R-2013-07-15), registration cancelled 2013-07-15, S/N 28-22341, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pittsfield

## Other investigations on N7577R (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 NYC73ANA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73ANA43), Apr 19, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N7577R), Fall River, MA, destroyed

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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