- Date
- May 23, 1975
- Place
- Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8223Dehavilland DH 82A
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750523012849A
- Case key
- 148420
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1067 75/5/23 TEWKSBURY,MA DEHAVILLAND DH 82A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 132 TIME - 1200 N8223 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW-MAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,MA TEWKSBURY,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- BOUNCED LNDG,PLT INITIATED GO-AROUND.ACFT TURNED ABT 30 DEG R,PLT ROTATED SHARPLY,DIDNT CLR TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8223
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH 82A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tew-Mac
N8223Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82AAirframe modelDehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82AEngine modelDehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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