# NTSB NYC76IN058: Piper PA-23, N48PB, Boston, MA, December 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1975
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76IN058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76IN058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48PB-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 27-4369, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Boston-Logan

## Other investigations on N48PB (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 MIA97WA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA044), Dec 22, 1996: Piper PA-23-250 (N48PB), Walker Cay, Bahamas, 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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