# Accident 19730727023229A: Piper PA31T1, West Helena, AR, July 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1973
- Place: West Helena, AR
- Airport: Helena
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 34.5507° N, 90.6418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Helena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5507&lon=-90.6418&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117HC-1978-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730727023229A

## Narrative

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

TRUCK,EQPT BOTH SIDES MEN WALKD IN FRNT OF ACFT.PILOT-EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED FOR CONDITIONS

## 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 FTW74DPG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG07), Jul 27, 1973: Piper PA-31 (N117HC), West Helena, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N117HC (1)

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

- [Accident 19771008037349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771008037349A), Oct 8, 1977: Piper PA31P (N117HC), Vancouver, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Prop slow to feather,no aircharge. Plt unable to maintain dir control.

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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