# Accident 19730329007119A: Piper PA23, Dimmitt, TX, March 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1973
- Place: Dimmitt, TX
- Airport: Dimmitt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.5667° N, 102.3227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DIMMITT MUNI (T55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5667&lon=-102.3227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1239P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1239P-1974-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 131 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FQG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FQG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730329007119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW73FQG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FQG35), Mar 29, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N1239P), Dimmitt, TX, 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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