# Accident 19730205002369A: Piper PA24250, Bountiful, UT, February 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1973
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake Skypk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.8725° N, 111.8612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bountiful, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8725&lon=-111.8612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6594P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6594P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 235 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730205002369A

## Narrative

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

R TANK CAPACITY REDUCED DUE POOR INSTALLATION.PLT DIDNT SWITCH TANKS.

## 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 DEN73FTM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTM18), Feb 5, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N6594P), Bountiful, UT, 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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