# Accident 19730103000379A: Piper PA31350, Conemaugh, PA, January 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1973
- Place: Conemaugh, PA
- Airport: Johnstown Cambria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 40.3267° N, 78.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conemaugh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3267&lon=-78.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N153MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153MC-1973-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,383 total, 937 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730103000379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT NOT DEICER EQPTD.FLEW INTO FCSTD ICG CONDS.ENCOUNTERED TURBC,UN CONTROL DESCENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC73FGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM15), Jan 3, 1973: Piper PA-30 (N153MC), Conemaugh, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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