- Date
- August 13, 1971
- Place
- West Milbury, MA · WEST MILBURY, MA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6848YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162714
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3101 71/8/13 WEST MILBURY,MASS PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 868 TIME - 1130 N6848Y PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CATHAM,MASS WEST MILBURY,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD REMARKS- HIT ROCK HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6848Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Windle