# Accident 19730522015739A: Piper PA28R200, York Haven, PA, May 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1973
- Place: York Haven, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5012S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012S-2007-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 432 total, 103 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FGT12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGT12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522015739A

## Narrative

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

ENG RPM DROPPED,ENG ROUGH.NRS 182&4 PLUGS FOULED,NO SPARK.

## 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 NYC73FGT12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGT12), May 22, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N5012S), York Haven, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5012S (1)

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

- [Accident 20060705022289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060705022289A), Jul 5, 2006: Piper PA28R200 (N5012S), Block Island, RI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed Block Island airport (bid) at approximately 1200 hrs local from runway 28. Two passengers on board. Heavy rain at the time. Aircraft…

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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