# Accident 19730324008679A: Piper PA23160, CA, March 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1973
- Place: CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N4302P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4302P-2015-05-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 300 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730324008679A

## 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 N4302P (1)

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

- [Accident 20020608013529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020608013529A), Jun 8, 2002: Piper PA23160 (N4302P), Nogales, AZ, No damage, 3 fatal. (-23) DPE in nogalas, ax refused to fly in a/c due to l/h eng. Not developing full power. He advised the 3 pilots on board not to fly. They chose to fly anyway…

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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