- Date
- March 3, 1970
- Place
- Lawrence, MA · LAWRENCE, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7708HPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140097
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0377 70/3/3 LAWRENCE,MASS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4000 TIME - 0945 N7708H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRENTWOOD,NH LAWRENCE,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- GUSTS TO 20K.HIGH ICY SNOWBANKS ON EDGE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7708H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lawrence
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