# Accident 19730731023519A: Piper PA24400, Vineyard Hav, MA, July 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1973
- Place: Vineyard Hav, MA
- Airport: Marthas Vineyard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- 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: N8659P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8659P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730731023519A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MARTHAS VINEYARD BECAUSE OF WEATHER LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN DEFECTIVE.

## 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 NYC74FNA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA07), Jul 31, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8659P), Vineyard Hav, MA, substantial damage

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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