# Accident 19730604014959A: Piper PA24260, Baltimore, MD, June 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1973
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Friendship Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8975P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8975P-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FIG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730604014959A

## Narrative

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

EXTDD GR UN OBTAIN SAFE GR LIGHT.GR FITTINGS AND RETRACT LINKS ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE AND DIRT.

## 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 IAD73FIG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIG27), Jun 4, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8975P), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8975P (2)

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

- [Accident 19870826048339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826048339A), Aug 26, 1987: Piper PA24260 (N8975P), Kanorado, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control of aircraft flying in adverse weather. Uncontrolled collision with the ground.
- [Incident 19820617065699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820617065699I), Jun 17, 1982: Piper PA24260 (N8975P), Thermal, CA. Pilot ran out of fuel. Made emergency landing. Found fuel drain valve defective allowing fuel to drain in flight.

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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