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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Mud Butte, SD · April 18, 1973

Date: April 18, 1973
Place: Mud Butte, SD
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6574P
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC73FTK13
Reported as: Piper PA24
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,395 total58 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N6574PRegistration cancelled Jun 28, 1976 · Piper PA-24S/N 24-1696 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nr 3 con rod bolt failed. Off arpt gr up night ldg.

As the FAA filed it

NR 3 CON ROD BOLT FAILED.OFF ARPT GR UP NIGHT LDG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MKC73FTK13Accident · No injuriesClosedMud Butte, SDApr 18, 1973 · Substantial damage