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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R200 · Valkaria, FL · March 28, 1973

Date
March 28, 1973
Place
Valkaria, FL
Airport
Valkaria
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5557U
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73AN126
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
482 total474 in this make and model233 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Alt too low to recover fm spin.

As the FAA filed it

ALT TOO LOW TO RECOVER FM SPIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.