# Accident 19730401007399A: Piper PA22, Florence, AZ, April 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Florence, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.0315° N, 111.3873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0315&lon=-111.3873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3346B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3346B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 82 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401007399A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX73FUJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ61), Apr 1, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N3346B), Florence, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3346B (1)

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

- [Accident 19750901032599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750901032599A), Sep 1, 1975: Piper PA22 (N3346B), Claxton, GA, Substantial damage. Student copilot made abrupt clbg turn. Acft battery dead.

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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