# NTSB NYC74FNE07: Piper PA-28, N15531, Worcester, MA, September 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1973
- Place: Worcester, MA · WORCESTER, MA
- Location: 42.2626° N, 71.8023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worcester, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2626&lon=-71.8023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FNE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2602  73/9/19    WORCESTER,MASS      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 188
        TIME - 1127                    N15531              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WORCESTER MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORCESTER,MASS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- T/D ABT 4FT SHORT OF RWY PAVEMENT,IN ERRODED AREA HIT EXPOSED RWY LIP.R GR SHEARED OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15531](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15531-1976-01-05), registration cancelled 1976-01-05, S/N 28-7325089, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Worcester Mun

## 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 19730919028529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730919028529A), Sep 19, 1973: Piper PA28140, Worcester, MA, Substantial damage. T/d abt 4FT short of rwy pavement,in erroded area hit exposed rwy lip.r gr sheared off.

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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