# NTSB NYC73DNE25: Piper PA-16, N5383H, Turner Falls, MA, March 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1973
- Place: Turner Falls, MA · TURNER FALLS, MA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNE25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNE25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0382   73/3/9    TURNER FALLS,MASS   PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 110
        TIME - 1745                    N5383H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNERS FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURNER FALLS,MASS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- BOUNCED LDG,LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5383H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5383H-2018-01-05), registration cancelled 2018-01-05, S/N 16-190 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turners Falls

## 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 19730309004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730309004619A), Mar 9, 1973: Piper PA16, Turner Falls, MA, Substantial damage. Bounced ldg,lost ctl.

## Other investigations on N5383H (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 CEN11LA642](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA642), Sep 11, 2011: Piper PA16 (N5383H), Muskegan, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the takeoff roll and the flight instructor's inability to apply remedial action due to the opposite corrective control inputs by the pilot.

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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