19730526014349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22 · Mazama, WA · May 26, 1973

Date
May 26, 1973
Place
Mazama, WA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2304A
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA73DYG33
Reported as
Piper PA22
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
324 total0 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt flew up vly,loosng alt,until too low to turn arnd. Crash lndd.

As the FAA filed it

PLT FLEW UP VLY,LOOSNG ALT,UNTIL TOO LOW TO TURN ARND.CRASH LNDD.

NTSB investigation

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