# NTSB NYC73FNC15: Piper PA-30, N7846Y, Manchester, NH, July 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1972
- Place: Manchester, NH · MANCHESTER, NH
- Location: 42.9956° N, 71.4548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9956&lon=-71.4548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNC15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2613  72/7/27    MANCHESTER,NH       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1031                    N7846Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE UNK/NR, 5650 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRENIER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORWOOD,MASS                MANCHESTER,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- IMPROPER GO-ARND PROCEDURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7846Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7846Y-1991-03-12), registration cancelled 1991-03-12, S/N 30926 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grenier Field

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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