# Accident 19730524013179A: Deehow 500HOWARD, Washington, PA, May 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1973
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1365° N, 80.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON COUNTY (AFJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-80.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N621W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621W-1976-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dee Howard 500 (registry code 4390102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dee-howard-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEEHOW 500HOWARD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730524013179A

## Narrative

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

LND DOWNWIND FROM VOR CIRCLING APCH. UN STOP ACFT DUE HYDROPLANING. RAN DOWN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 NYC73AN144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN144), May 24, 1973: Howard Aero 500 (N621W), Washington, PA, 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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