# Accident 19730710022249A: Piper PA28R200, Martha Vinyd, MA, July 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1973
- Place: Martha Vinyd, MA
- Airport: Marthas Vineyard
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 41.3934° N, 70.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTHA'S VINEYARD (MVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3934&lon=-70.6139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2679T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2679T-1973-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,433 total, 2,040 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730710022249A

## Narrative

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

PLT DESCENDED BLO MDA IN KNOWN BLO MINIMUM COND FOR ILS APCH. INST TRNG FLT.

## 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 NYC74AN005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN005), Jul 10, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N2679T), Martha Vinyd, MA, substantial damage, 1 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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