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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Princeton, ME · June 22, 1973

Date
June 22, 1973
Place
Princeton, ME
Airport
Princeton
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N157TD
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC73AN155
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total3,000 in this make and model0 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.

Descended blo mda. Local wea cond given plt by car to acft radio. Recovery date 6/23/73.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED BLO MDA.LOCAL WEA COND GIVEN PLT BY CAR TO ACFT RADIO.RECOVERY DATE 6/23/73.

NTSB investigation

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