# NTSB NYC73FNC71: Piper PA-17, N4615H, Hillsborough, NH, April 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1973
- Place: Hillsborough, NH · HILLSBOROUGH, NH
- Location: 43.1156° N, 71.8968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsborough, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1156&lon=-71.8968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNC71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0951  73/4/30    HILLSBOROUGH,NH     PIPER PA-17         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 953
        TIME - 1430                    N4615H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIMERICK,ME                 W.DEERING,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FRACTURE OF HORIZ STAB LEAD EDGE TUBE ATTACH POINT.PLT ELECTED TO SLOW ACFT AND LND IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4615H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4615H), registered now, S/N 1732, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-17
- Registry model: [Piper PA-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (registry code 7101702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hawthorne

## 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 19730430009759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430009759A), Apr 30, 1973: Piper PA17, Hillsborough, NH, Substantial damage. Fracture of horiz stab lead edge tube attach point. Plt elected to slow acft and lnd in trees.

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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