# Accident 19730916032559A: Piper PA12, Front Royal, VA, September 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1973
- Place: Front Royal, VA
- Airport: Front Royal Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 38.9250° N, 78.1834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Front Royal, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9250&lon=-78.1834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2547M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2547M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 230 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FIA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730916032559A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF RUNWAY ON TAKE OFF RUN STRUCK EMBANKMENT.

## 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 IAD74FIA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA05), Sep 16, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N2547M), Front Royal, VA, 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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