# Accident 19730204004819A: Piper PA23, Columbiana, AL, February 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Columbiana, AL
- Airport: Bounds Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.1917° N, 86.6155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbiana, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1917&lon=-86.6155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1103P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1103P-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 816 total, 58 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204004819A

## Narrative

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

DRG TKOF,L ENG QUIT ABT 60MPH,PLT UN MAINTAIN RWY HEADING,L WING HIT FENCE.FUEL SUMP FULL OF WATER

## 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 MIA73DKJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ43), Feb 4, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N1103P), Columbiana, AL, 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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