# Accident 19730625016089A: Piper PA20135, Portland, IN, June 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1973
- Place: Portland, IN
- Airport: Steed Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.4377° N, 84.9835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4377&lon=-84.9835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8290C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8290C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 46 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730625016089A

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

## 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 CHI73DEA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA42), Jun 25, 1973: Piper PA-20 (N8290C), Portland, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8290C (1)

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

- [Accident 20240502008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240502008409A), May 2, 2024: Piper PA-20-135 (N8290C), Georgetown, OH, Substantial damage. Piper PA-20 was second in pattern for rwy 18 at kgeo behind a military helicopter. Just past midfield downwind, Piper pilot stated he lost sight of military…

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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