# Accident 19730915031629A: Piper PA22S135, Norwalk, OH, September 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1973
- Place: Norwalk, OH
- Airport: Norwalk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.2446° N, 82.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwalk, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2446&lon=-82.6089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2573A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2573A-2011-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22S-135 (registry code 7102208, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22s-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22S135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730915031629A

## Narrative

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

APRX 40FT ABV RWY A/S 85MPH PLT DID NOT THINK ACFT CLBG PROPERLY TO CLR TREES.PLT TIRED HAD COLD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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