# NTSB NYC72DNC29: Piper PA-28, N9514W, Auburn, ME, February 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1972
- Place: Auburn, ME · AUBURN, ME
- Location: 44.0979° N, 70.2312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0979&lon=-70.2312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DNC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DNC29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1342  72/2/25    AUBURN,ME           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N9514W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN-LEWISTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,ME                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9514W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9514W-1984-08-31), registration cancelled 1984-08-31, S/N 28-22939 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Auburn-Lewiston

## Other investigations on N9514W (2)

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 NYC81FNC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC04), Oct 19, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N9514W), Limerick, ME, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68F0203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0203), Sep 24, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N9514W), Auburn, ME, 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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