# Accident 19730807024559A: Piper PA23160, Walton, IN, August 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1973
- Place: Walton, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.6623° N, 86.2441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6623&lon=-86.2441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N436CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N436CB-1975-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,567 total, 3 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730807024559A

## Narrative

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

PLT LND ON HIWAY,PULLED UP OVER CAR & HIT ON NOSE GEAR.L TACH FLUCTUATING.NO OTR MALFUNCTIONS.

## 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 CHI74FET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET04), Aug 7, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N436CB), Walton, IN, 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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