# Accident 19730301003879A: Beech A24R, Piqua, OH, March 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1973
- Place: Piqua, OH
- Airport: Piqua
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.1447° N, 84.2433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piqua, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-84.2433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104GD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104GD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 34 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730301003879A

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENT FLAP RETRACTION BY STUDENT DURG LEVEL 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 CHI73FEG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG20), Mar 1, 1973: Beech A24R (N104GD), Piqua, OH, 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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