# Accident 19730926032199A: Piper PA25235, Norwood, LA, September 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1973
- Place: Norwood, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.9734° N, 91.1103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwood, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9734&lon=-91.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8506L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,462 total, 150 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730926032199A

## Narrative

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

R MAG POINTS-MOISTURE CORROSION.MAG WAS TIMED 1DEG VICE 25DEG BFR TDC.HIT TRACTOR.NO CHEM ONBOARD.

## 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 FTW74FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD14), Sep 26, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N8506L), Norwood, LA, destroyed

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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