- Date
- May 27, 1973
- Place
- N.Andover, MA · N.ANDOVER, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42739Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730527014889A
- Case key
- 190344
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1472 73/5/27 N.ANDOVER,MASS PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 250 TIME - 1110 N42739 PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHUA,NH LAWRENCE,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- PIC ELECTED TO LAND ON SOD AREA ADJACENT TO ACTIVE RWY.AREA WAS OVER GROWN WITH HIGH GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42739
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lawrence
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.