# Accident 19730921031979A: Piper PA28R200, Deer Lake, PA, September 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1973
- Place: Deer Lake, PA
- Airport: Schuylkill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.6224° N, 76.0553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Lake, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6224&lon=-76.0553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2685R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2685R-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 60 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FGT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730921031979A

## Narrative

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

INDUCTION AIR HOSE TO FUEL INJECTOR ADPTOR ELBOW P/N 63633-43 COLLAPSED.NOSE GR FAILED ON IMPACT.

## 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 NYC74FGT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT08), Sep 21, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N2685R), Deer Lake, PA, 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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