# Accident 19730109000029A: Piper J5A, Voluntown, CT, January 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1973
- Place: Voluntown, CT
- Airport: Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.5707° N, 71.8703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Voluntown, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5707&lon=-71.8703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30886 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730109000029A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN GRASS AREA ADJ TO RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC73FNE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE17), Jan 9, 1973: Piper J5 (N30886), Voluntown, CT, 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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