# Accident 19730820037179A: Slinds B1A, Statesboro, GA, August 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1973
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.4394° N, 81.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-81.7751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7661V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7661V-2004-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,055 total, 1,012 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820037179A

## Narrative

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

EXTENSIVE FIRE DMG TO ENG.

## 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 MIA74FKG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG16), Aug 20, 1973: Aero Comdr A-9B (N7661V), Statesboro, GA, destroyed

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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