# NTSB NYC71DFD40: Slingsby T-53, N1663, Norfolk, MA, March 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1971
- Place: Norfolk, MA · NORFOLK, MA
- Location: 42.1195° N, 71.3251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1195&lon=-71.3251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0104  71/3/27    NORFOLK,MASS        SLINGSBY T-53       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 105
        TIME - 1300                    N1663               PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,MASS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WHEEL EQPD.AIRBORNE,TOW LINE BROKE ABT 350FT AGL.LNDD ON SHORT FLD,TREES ON END.FUSELAGE DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1663](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1663), registered now, S/N 1653, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINGSBY T-53
- Registry model: [Slingsby T-53B](https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-t-53b) (registry code 8321508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Norfolk

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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