19730504011649A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Lkheed P2V5FUSDA · Union Springs, AL · May 4, 1973

Date
May 4, 1973
Place
Union Springs, AL
Airport
Franklin
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N45CK
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73FKJ53
Reported as
Lkheed P2V5FUSDA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total67 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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.

Drg decca cal prior first swath run acft dscndd and hit gnd in near lvl flt attitude.

As the FAA filed it

DRG DECCA CAL PRIOR FIRST SWATH RUN ACFT DSCNDD AND HIT GND IN NEAR LVL FLT ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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