19730301004949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Black Fork, AR · March 1, 1973

Date
March 1, 1973
Place
Black Fork, AR
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4974T
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW73FPG39
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,435 total200 in this make and model117 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC cancled IFR flight plan proceded VFR.atmtd low alt flt ovr mtns trrn,enctrd dwndft un ck dscnt

As the FAA filed it

PIC CANCLED IFR FLIGHT PLAN PROCEDED VFR.ATMTD LOW ALT FLT OVR MTNS TRRN,ENCTRD DWNDFT UN CK DSCNT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.