# Accident 19730217002779A: Piper PA24250, New Orleans, LA, February 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1973
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8348P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8348P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 281 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730217002779A

## Narrative

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

LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY.PLT FLEW 7HRS.

## 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 FTW73FRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD17), Feb 17, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8348P), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8348P (2)

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

- [Incident 19890715037499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715037499I), Jul 15, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N8348P), Destin, FL, Minor damage. Cockpit door opened after takeoff. Returned. Forgot to lower gear and landed with gear up.
- [Incident 19780619046689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780619046689I), Jun 19, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N8348P), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear. Did not use check list.

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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