# Accident 19730930037719A: Mrchti S20522R, Niagara Falls, NY, September 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Airport: Niagara Falls Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.0928° N, 79.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niagara Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0928&lon=-79.0147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N952W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952W-1990-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (registry code 8120412, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI S20522R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 210 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FFJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930037719A

## Narrative

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

PLT USED FUEL INST IND AS MEANS OF DTMNG ACTUAL FUEL ON BOARD ACFT.

## 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 NYC74FFJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ11), Sep 30, 1973: SIAI Marche 205-22 (N952W), Niagara Falls, NY, 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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