- Date
- July 26, 1976
- Place
- Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3893WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760726023629A
- Case key
- 155855
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2874 76/7/26 TEWKSBURY,MA PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 850 TIME - 1430 N3893W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW MAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PROVIDENCE,RI TEWKSBURY,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- PLT LNDD LONG APPLIED HARD BRAKING ACTION,LEFT BRAKE FAILED.BRAKE PUCK WORN EXCESSIVELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3893W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tew Mac
N3893WRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2024 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3893W · 1
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