# Accident 19730311010559A: Piper PA32260, Windermere, FL, March 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1973
- Place: Windermere, FL
- Airport: Disney World
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 28.4955° N, 81.5165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windermere, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4955&lon=-81.5165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5571J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5571J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 56 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FLD62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730311010559A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EX L TANK,PLT DELAYED SWITCH TO R TANK UNTIL ON APCH AND OVER TREES.DIDNT USE ELEC FUEL PUMP.

## 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 MIA73FLD62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD62), Mar 11, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N5571J), Windermere, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5571J (1)

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

- [Accident 19780503009099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503009099A), May 3, 1978: Piper PA32RT300 (N5571J), Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. Throttle level,p/n 12-A-150,separated from shaft & stop assembly,13-1132.

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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