# NTSB NYC76FNC09: Piper PA-30, N7524Y, Brewer, ME, August 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1975
- Place: Brewer, ME · BREWER, ME
- Location: 44.7845° N, 68.7346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brewer, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7845&lon=-68.7346&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 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2492  75/8/13    BREWER,ME           PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1600
        TIME - 0845                    N7524Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREWER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PORTLAND,ME                 BANGOR,ME                    BREWER,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TREE 552FT SHORT OF RUNWAY.NR 1 ENGINE OPERATED SATIS,POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7524Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7524Y-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 30-589, 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: Brewer

## 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 19750813025449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750813025449A), Aug 13, 1975: Piper PA30, Brewer, ME, Substantial damage. Acft struck tree 552FT short of runway. Nr 1 engine operated satis,post-accident examination.

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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