# Accident 19730117001419A: Lkheed UC40, Sky Bryce, VA, January 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1973
- Place: Sky Bryce, VA
- Airport: Sky Bryce
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.8154° N, 78.7708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY BRYCE (VG18), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8154&lon=-78.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10PB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED UC40
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,272 total, 262 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FIA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730117001419A

## Narrative

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

FROST ON WINGS.

## 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 NYC73FIA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIA09), Jan 17, 1973: Lockheed L-12A (N10PB), Sky Bryce, VA, 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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