# NTSB NYC72AN052: Piper PA-32, N294HA, Fitchburg, MA, September 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1971
- Place: Fitchburg, MA · FITCHBURG, MA
- Location: 42.6019° N, 71.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fitchburg, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6019&lon=-71.8157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN052

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2219   71/9/9    FITCHBURG,MASS      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N50237              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 2600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FITCHBURG,MASS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- C-150 TIE DOWN AREA ABOUT 3 INCHES BELOW TAXIWAY LIP. UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2219   71/9/9    FITCHBURG,MASS      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N294HA              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 61, 13000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FITCHBURG,MASS              BOSTON,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- PA-32 ON TAXIWAY. C-150 TAXIED FROM TIE DOWN AREA ONTO TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N294HA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N294HA-1975-09-15), registration cancelled 1975-09-15, S/N 32-40257 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Fitchburg

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N50237](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50237-2023-06-08), registration cancelled 2023-06-08, S/N 15069159, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fitchburg

## Other investigations on N294HA (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 NYC75AN101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN101), Apr 27, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N294HA), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 7 fatal

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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