# NTSB NYC71FFD37: Piper PA-23, N4563P, Shirley, MA, February 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1971
- Place: Shirley, MA · SHIRLEY, MA
- Location: 42.5365° N, 71.6674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shirley, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5365&lon=-71.6674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FFD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0565   71/2/6    SHIRLEY,MASS        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N4563P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 2550 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            240 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIRLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SHIRLEY,MASS                SHIRLEY,MASS                 MANCHESTER,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG SHUT DWN,UN RESTART.SE GO-AROUND UN ESTABLISH POSITIVE RATE OF CLB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4563P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4563P-1971-04-09), registration cancelled 1971-04-09, S/N 27-70, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shirley

## Other investigations on N4563P (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 NYC68A0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0086), Jan 3, 1968: Piper PA-23 (N4563P), Allentown, PA, substantial damage

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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