- Date
- February 23, 1972
- Place
- Nashua, NH · NASHUA, NH
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3768WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165424
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3271 72/2/23 NASHUA,NH PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1134 N3768W PX- 0 0 3 DUAL AGE 20, 767 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 23 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOIRE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHUA,NH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SNOW IN ENGINE COMPT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3768W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Boire Field