19730721022299A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · Ona, WV · July 21, 1973

Date
July 21, 1973
Place
Ona, WV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3249P
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74AI006
Reported as
Piper PA23
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
240 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Plt flew into tstm. Arpt mgr at dep got fss wea brief for plt. Cautioned about drop in fcst.

As the FAA filed it

PLT FLEW INTO TSTM. ARPT MGR AT DEP GOT FSS WEA BRIEF FOR PLT. CAUTIONED ABOUT DROP IN FCST.

NTSB investigation

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