# Accident 19730302004529A: Piper PA24250, Pontiac, MI, March 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1973
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5910P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5910P-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 57 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730302004529A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OBSRVD ENTERING,CONTINUING SPIN TO IMPACT.FLT PHASE UNK.

## 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 NYC73AN118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN118), Mar 2, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N5910P), Pontiac, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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