# Accident 19730922031689A: Amtr 0562937, Ashfork, AZ, September 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1973
- Place: Ashfork, AZ
- Airport: Ashfork
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.2172° N, 112.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ash Fork, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2172&lon=-112.4913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247AF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 0562937
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,371 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730922031689A

## Narrative

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

CARB FLOAT NEEDLE SEAT LOOSE.ACFT BUILT & OPERATED BY PUBLIC SCHOOL.SECOND FLT.

## 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 LAX74FUJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ20), Sep 22, 1973: Bowers Fly Baby (N247AF), Ashfork, AZ, 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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