# Accident 19730822027429A: Piper PA22108, Atlanta, GA, August 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1973
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5617Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5617Z-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730822027429A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON HIGHWAY MEDIAN,SWERVED TO AVOID A SEWER,LOST CTL HIT 2 VEHICLES.R TANK LVL FLT ONLY-EMPTY.

## 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 MIA74FKG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG15), Aug 22, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N5617Z), Atlanta, GA, 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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