# Accident 19730414008839A: Piper PA22150, Blythe, GA, April 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1973
- Place: Blythe, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.3031° N, 82.2073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3031&lon=-82.2073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3627P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3627P-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730414008839A

## Narrative

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

APRX 9MIN AFTR DEP ENG QUIT,SWITCHED BACK TO L TANK,PUMPED THROTTLE,ENG STARTED,THEN QUIT.

## 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 MIA73DKG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG69), Apr 14, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N3627P), Blythe, GA, 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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