NYC76IN058

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Boston, MA · December 23, 1975

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 23, 1975
Place
Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N48PBPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report January 16, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152034

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0033  75/12/23   BOSTON,MA           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0830                    N48PB               PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            3007 TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOSTON-LOGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVINCETOWN,MA             BOSTON,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ENTRD SNOW FILLED POT HOLE OBSCD BY BLOWING SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N48PB
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Boston-Logan

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