# NTSB NYC73ANC46: Piper PA-28, N15320, Nashua, NH, January 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1973
- Place: Nashua, NH · NASHUA, NH
- Location: 42.7491° N, 71.4905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashua, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-71.4905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73ANC46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73ANC46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0009  73/1/11    NASHUA,NH           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N15320              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOIRE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHUA,NH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT SAW ACFT ON RUNWAY,WITNESSES DID NOT CONFIRM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15320](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15320), registered now, S/N 28-7325038, built 1972 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&GO-145C series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-go-145c-series) (registry code 41503, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boire Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730111000319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730111000319A), Jan 11, 1973: Piper PA28140, Nashua, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot saw acft on runway,witnesses did not confirm.

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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