19730128003589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Middletown, NY · January 28, 1973

Date
January 28, 1973
Place
Middletown, NY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7976N
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73FHM21
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Enctrd ice cond,cont flt. Due acft ice lwr alt rqsdd,un ck dscnt,dscndd into trees. Not deicer eqpd.

As the FAA filed it

ENCTRD ICE COND,CONT FLT.DUE ACFT ICE LWR ALT RQSDD,UN CK DSCNT,DSCNDD INTO TREES.NOT DEICER EQPD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.