# NTSB UNK65X1333: Piper J5A, N26946, Tewksbury, MA, January 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1965
- Place: Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Location: 42.6106° N, 71.2342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tewksbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6106&lon=-71.2342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1333
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1333

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0091  65/1/22    TEWKSBURY MASS      PIPER J5A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N26946              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW MAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- STARTED ENGINE WITH AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED. PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER J5 N1560P SUB DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26946](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26946), registered now, S/N 5-16, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Registry model: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tew Mac

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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