# Accident 19730627018159A: Piper PA23250, Springfield, IL, June 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1973
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4506P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4506P-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,542 total, 43 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEV31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730627018159A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LDG GR AND SYS CK,DWN-LOCK MECHANISM AND INDICATOR LGTS OK.PROPER CLNC GR ANTI-RETRACT VALVE.

## 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 CHI73FEV31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV31), Jun 27, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N4506P), Springfield, IL, substantial damage

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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