# Accident 19730517012059A: Piper PA32260, Fleminton, WV, May 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1973
- Place: Fleminton, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N3442W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3442W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 444 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FIJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730517012059A

## Narrative

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

ACCESSORY GEAR RETAINING BOLT LOOSENED AND CAUSED ACCESSORY GEAR ON END OF CRANKSHAFT TO FAIL.

## 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 IAD73FIJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIJ22), May 17, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N3442W), Fleminton, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3442W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860826044349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860826044349A), Aug 26, 1986: Piper PA32260 (N3442W), Wilson, KS, Substantial damage. The engine was secured due to low oil pressure and the aircraft landed in a pasture. Number 6 pushrod failed.

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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