# Accident 19730820022889A: Piper PA23, Memphis, TN, August 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1973
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Gen.Spain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1130P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1130P-1989-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,311 total, 27 in this make and model, 311 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLT05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820022889A

## Narrative

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

BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN. PLT FLEW APCH,IP TOLD HIM TO REDUCE PWR. GR HIT 4 INCH RWY LIP DURING ROLL

## 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 IAD74FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLT05), Aug 20, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N1130P), Memphis, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1130P (3)

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

- [Accident 19860705039519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860705039519A), Jul 5, 1986: Piper PA23 (N1130P), Iowa City, IA, Substantial damage. The student reduced power on the wrong engine on takeoff and the aircraft landed hard. Low time instructor.
- [Incident 19840806045799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840806045799I), Aug 6, 1984: Piper PA23 (N1130P), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Inadvertently raised landing gear handle instead of wing flaps on the landing roll. The gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19840626037269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840626037269I), Jun 26, 1984: Piper PA23 (N1130P), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on the landing rollout. No defects found. Evidence indicates pilot selected gear up by mistake.

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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