# NTSB NYC73DNC57: Piper PA-28R, N3298R, Concord, NH, March 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1973
- Place: Concord, NH · CONCORD, NH
- Location: 43.2081° N, 71.5376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2081&lon=-71.5376&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0614  73/3/10    CONCORD,NH          PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 155
        TIME - 1845                    N3298R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONCORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,NH                  BEDFORD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- PLT ATTN DIVERTED TO INSTRUMENTS DRG ENG RUN-UP,WAS NOT AWARE OF ACFT MOVEMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3298R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3298R-1976-10-13), registration cancelled 1976-10-13, S/N 28R31267, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Concord

## 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 19730310006449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730310006449A), Mar 10, 1973: Piper PA28R180, Concord, NH, Substantial damage. Plt attn diverted to instruments drg eng run-up,was not aware of acft movement.

## Other investigations on N3298R (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC76AN111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN111), Jul 16, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N3298R), Bedford, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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