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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R200 · Middletown, MD · July 14, 1973

Date
July 14, 1973
Place
Middletown, MD
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8333R
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74FIG03
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
285 total15 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Exhaust valve nr 3 cyl bkn dmgd piston and cyl assembly. Fuselage struck pile of rocks.

As the FAA filed it

EXHAUST VALVE NR 3 CYL BKN DMGD PISTON AND CYL ASSEMBLY.FUSELAGE STRUCK PILE OF ROCKS.

NTSB investigation

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