# Accident 19730306004749A: Piper PA28R200, Falls Creek, PA, March 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1973
- Place: Falls Creek, PA
- Airport: Dubois-Jefferson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 41.1420° N, 78.8069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falls Creek, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1420&lon=-78.8069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2082T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2082T-2007-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,580 total, 52 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730306004749A

## Narrative

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

ON LOCALIZER APR,FAILED TO MAINTAIN MDA.POS OF NON INST RTD PILOT AT CNTRLS.

## 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 NYC73AN120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN120), Mar 6, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N2082T), Falls Creek, PA, substantial damage, 3 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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