# NTSB NYC73FNA47: Piper PA-23, N6900Y, Norwood, MA, March 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1973
- Place: Norwood, MA · NORWOOD, MA
- Location: 42.1874° N, 71.1960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwood, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1874&lon=-71.1960&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNA47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNA47-169838

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0468  73/3/22    NORWOOD,MASS        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1827
        TIME - 0936                    N6900Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LACONIA,NH                  NORWOOD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- COMPRESSION BEND IN NOSE GR LOCK LINK ASSY,P/N 16667-00,CRUSHING IT AGAINST NOSE GR DRAG LINK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6900Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6900Y-2020-08-07), registration cancelled 2020-08-07, S/N 27-4254, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Norwood

## 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 19730322005229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730322005229A), Mar 22, 1973: Piper PA23250, Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. Compression bend in nose gr lock link assy,p/n 16667-00,crushing it against nose gr drag link.

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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