# Accident 19730403008139A: Piper PA28R200, Bantam, CT, April 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1973
- Place: Bantam, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.7247° N, 73.2423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bantam, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7247&lon=-73.2423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2660T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2660T-1973-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 23 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730403008139A

## Narrative

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

SIGMET-LCL SVR MXD ICG ABV FRZLVL.CRASHED INTO LAKE.

## 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 NYC73AN129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN129), Apr 3, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N2660T), Bantam, CT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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