19730329007119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · Dimmitt, TX · March 29, 1973

Date
March 29, 1973
Place
Dimmitt, TX
Airport
Dimmitt
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1239P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW73FQG35
Reported as
Piper PA23
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
189 total131 in this make and model12 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.

Pilot not multieng rated. Failed to feather prop when eng failed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT NOT MULTIENG RATED. FAILED TO FEATHER PROP WHEN ENG FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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