# Accident 19730325009369A: Piper PA24250, Grand Rapids, MN, March 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1973
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Airport: Grand Rapids
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 47.2385° N, 93.5326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2385&lon=-93.5326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5671P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5671P-2013-04-22) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FER45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325009369A

## Narrative

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

ELECT FAIL.GR LWRD MANUALLY DID NOT LOCK.DRAG LINK AND BUSHINGS WORN.GEN BRUSH WORN,OTR NOT CTCG.

## 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 MKC73FER45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER45), Mar 25, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N5671P), Grand Rapids, MN, substantial damage

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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