# NTSB NYC72FNA42: Piper PA-24, N1Q, Hopedale, MA, June 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1972
- Place: Hopedale, MA · HOPEDALE, MA
- Location: 42.1269° N, 71.5403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopedale, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1269&lon=-71.5403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1996  72/6/11    HOPEDALE,MASS       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 780
        TIME - 1730                    N1Q                 PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEDALE-DRAPER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOPEDALE,MASS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hopedale-Draper

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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