# Accident 19730407007969A: Piper PA23, Auburn, IN, April 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1973
- Place: Auburn, IN
- Airport: Auburn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.3677° N, 85.0565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3677&lon=-85.0565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2265P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2265P-1974-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,573 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FET16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FET16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730407007969A

## Narrative

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

L GOV OIL PRES LINE RUPTURED.UN FEA PROP DUE ENG SEIZED.ATMTD GOARND,UNSAFE GR WARN.UN CONT FLT.

## 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 CHI73FET16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FET16), Apr 7, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N2265P), Auburn, IN, 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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