# Accident 19730921030949A: Piper PA23250, Robertsdale, AL, September 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1973
- Place: Robertsdale, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.5574° N, 87.7050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robertsdale, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5574&lon=-87.7050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4510P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4510P-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,350 total, 105 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730921030949A

## Narrative

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

NSE GR DRAG LINK WORN CAUSING LDG GR TO BE OUT OF RIG.

## 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 MIA74DKJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ25), Sep 21, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N4510P), Robertsdale, AL, 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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