# Accident 19730724023199A: Piper PA24250, Placida, FL, July 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1973
- Place: Placida, FL
- Airport: Cape Haze Rotunda
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 26.8323° N, 82.2648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placida, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8323&lon=-82.2648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6435P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6435P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 18 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730724023199A

## Narrative

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

PLT PULLED PROP THRU,STARTER MALFUNCTION. NO ONE ABOARD.

## 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 MIA74DKT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT05), Jul 24, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N6435P), Placida, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6435P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801211087449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801211087449I), Dec 11, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N6435P), Stephenville, TX, Minor damage. Zw gear collapsed during rollout, c.b. was popped. No discrepencies found. Was retracted or not properly extended.

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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