# NTSB NYC74AN033: Piper PA-23, N4745P, Spencer, MA, October 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1973
- Place: Spencer, MA · SPENCER, MA
- Location: 42.2486° N, 71.9931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2486&lon=-71.9931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3081  73/10/10   SPENCER,MASS        PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1328                    N4745P              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  63, 2888 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1148 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKLAND,ME                 WORCESTER,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- CLRD FROM HOLDING PATTERN FOR ILS APCH.LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDET REASON.HI SPEED NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4745P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731010036019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731010036019A), Oct 10, 1973: Piper PA23250, Spencer, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Clrd from holding pattern for ILS apch. Loss of ctl for undet reason. Hi speed near vertical impact.

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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