# NTSB NYC79DNA18: Piper PA-22, N733AP, Boston, MA, June 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1979
- 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DNA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1965  79/6/27    BOSTON,MA           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 8500
        TIME - 1645                    N733AP              PX-  0  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- WITNESS STATED ACFT BEGAN TO TAXI INTO POSITION SECONDS AFT CLEARANCE RCVD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733AP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733AP-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 22-5434, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan Intl

## 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 19790627015529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627015529A), Jun 27, 1979: Piper PA22, Boston, MA, Substantial damage. Taxied onto runway for takeoff directly behind departing jet acft. Blown over by wake turbulence.

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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