# NTSB NYC75FNE19: Piper PA-30, N7283Y, Worcester, MA, November 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1974
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNE19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3699  74/11/13   WORCESTER,MASS      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1519
        TIME - 1912                    N7283Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 792 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WORCESTER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORCESTER,MASS              GARDNER,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- RWY CLOSED NOTAM ISSUED.STRUCK PARTIALLY FILLED IN DITCH WITH L GR AND PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7283Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7283Y-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 30-321, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Worcester Muni

## 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 19741113037569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741113037569A), Nov 13, 1974: Piper PA30, Worcester, MA, Substantial damage. Rwy closed NOTAM issued. Struck partially filled in ditch with l gr and prop.

## Other investigations on N7283Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC73FNC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC34), Oct 26, 1972: Piper PA-30 (N7283Y), Pittsfield, ME, substantial damage

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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