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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24250 · Chatham, MA · July 7, 1973

Date
July 7, 1973
Place
Chatham, MA
Airport
Chatham
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7462P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC74FNA02
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
730 total29 in this make and model16 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.

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As the FAA filed it

LDG GR SELECT 3 PSN TOGGLE SWITCH PLT MOVED SWITCH FM UP TO CTR OFF PSN,THOUGHT SELECTED DWN PSN.

NTSB investigation

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