# NTSB NYC77DNC27: Piper PA-34, N33723, Presque Isle, ME, April 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1977
- Place: Presque Isle, ME · PRESQUE ISLE, ME
- Location: 46.6812° N, 68.0159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Presque Isle, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6812&lon=-68.0159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DNC27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0978  77/4/15    PRESQUE ISLE,ME     PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0610                    N33723              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 27, 2242 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            90 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHERN MAINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BANGOR,ME                   PRESQUE ISLE,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAXIWAY HAD 5DEG DOWNSLOPE & PATCH OF ICE.ACFT SLID ON ICE TO DRY TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N33723 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Northern Maine

## 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 19770415009499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770415009499A), Apr 15, 1977: Piper PA34200T, Presque Isle, ME, Substantial damage. Taxiway had 5DEG downslope & patch of ice. Acft slid on ice to dry taxiway.

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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