# Accident 19730524014599A: Piper PA30, Fairhope, AL, May 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1973
- Place: Fairhope, AL
- Airport: Fairhope Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 30.5190° N, 87.8792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairhope, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5190&lon=-87.8792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8402Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8402Y-2008-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 31 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730524014599A

## Narrative

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

L ENG ALT AIR DOOR WORN AND WAS FOUND LYING INSIDE ALT AIR BOX.HIT DRAINAGE DITCH PARALLEL TO RWY.

## 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 MIA73DKJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ62), May 24, 1973: Piper PA-30 (N8402Y), Fairhope, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8402Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20011003027629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011003027629A), Oct 3, 2001: Piper PA30 (N8402Y), Clarksville, TN, No damage. (-23) Glenn harris, co-owner of aircraft, was in the right seat. Mark davis, in the left seat was performing a demonstration flight. As they were taking-off…

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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