NYC73DNC08

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Wolfboro, NH · July 28, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1972
Place
Wolfboro, NH · WOLFBORO, NH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5813YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167995

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2801  72/7/28    WOLFBORO,NH         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2037
        TIME - 1730                    N5813Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1412 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKES REGION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,MASS                WOLFBORO,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- RWY COVERED WITH WATER FRM RCNT RAIN.RAN OFF END INTO ROCKS.UNICOM NOT MANNED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5813Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lakes Region

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