# Accident 19730322007359A: Piper PA23160, CA, March 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1973
- Place: CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Aircraft: N1700U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1700U-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 59 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730322007359A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1700U (1)

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

- [Accident 19800716032949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716032949A), Jul 16, 1980: Piper PA23160 (N1700U), Waukegan, IL, Substantial damage. Reported power loss one engine. Crash landed. Possible practice engine out but unable restart. Starter engaged.

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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