# Accident 19730704021739A: Piper PA28R200, Tolland, CT, July 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1973
- Place: Tolland, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.8715° N, 72.3687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tolland, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8715&lon=-72.3687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4470T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4470T-1973-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704021739A

## Narrative

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

HIT THE ROOF OF A TWO STORY HOUSE.WX FM BRADLEY FSS.PLT WX BRFNG FM SPRINGFLD,MO FSS.NO ENRT BRFNG

## 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 NYC73AN002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN002), Jul 4, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N4470T), Tolland, CT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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