# Accident 19730204001529A: Jbmstr DGA15P, Hartwood, VA, February 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Hartwood, VA
- Airport: Hartwood
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.4846° N, 77.6128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hartwood Airport (3VG7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4846&lon=-77.6128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79530, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard DGA-15P (registry code 4690506, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JBMSTR DGA15P
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,493 total, 205 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FIA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204001529A

## Narrative

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

INCORRECT ENTRY BY MECH IN ACFT LOG BOOK RESULTED IN PILOT CONFUSION AND FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.

## 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 NYC73FIA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIA11), Feb 4, 1973: Howard DGA15P (N79530), Hartwood, VA, destroyed

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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