# Accident 19730215001829A: Piper PA24, Uvalde, TX, February 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1973
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Airport: Garner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 29.2113° N, 99.7436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARNER FLD (UVA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2113&lon=-99.7436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6211P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6211P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,227 total, 100 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730215001829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED FUEL VALVE TO OFF.

## 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 FTW73DRG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG51), Feb 15, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N6211P), Uvalde, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6211P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820718037729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718037729I), Jul 18, 1982: Piper PA24 (N6211P), Carrollton, GA, Minor damage. Engine lost power en route. Pilot landed on Private strip. Bolt connecting throttle control to throttle arm missing

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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