# Accident 19730406007769A: Piper PA24400, Corrigan, TX, April 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1973
- Place: Corrigan, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.9988° N, 94.8275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corrigan, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9988&lon=-94.8275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5223P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5223P-1973-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730406007769A

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENT TAKEOFF DUE UNWANTED ENG PWR DURING ENG OUT LNDG ROLL.PLT LEFT THROT 3/4 OPEN,IGN ON.

## 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 FTW73FRA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRA21), Apr 6, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N5223P), Corrigan, TX, destroyed

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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