# Accident 19730916031299A: Piper PA36285, Russellville, KY, September 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1973
- Place: Russellville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.8395° N, 86.8956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Russellville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8395&lon=-86.8956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56444, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56444-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,698 total, 10 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FLQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730916031299A

## Narrative

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

LNDD DUE LOOSE COWL.TKOF DNWND UP GRADE WIRES AT END.MFG EST DIST 1500-2300FT NEEDED-FLD 1200 FT.

## 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 IAD74FLQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ08), Sep 16, 1973: Piper PA-36 (N56444), Russellville, KY, 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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