# Accident 19731006030499A: Piper PA32300, Eagle, CO, October 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1973
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.6432° N, 106.8213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6432&lon=-106.8213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4181R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4181R-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,285 total, 200 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731006030499A

## Narrative

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

LINT IN SELECTOR VALVE ALLOWED AIR FROM EMPTY TANK TO ENTER FUEL LINE.

## 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 DEN74FTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE23), Oct 6, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N4181R), Eagle, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4181R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790719019589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719019589A), Jul 19, 1979: Piper PA32300 (N4181R), Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Hot started acft eng. On ramp with throttle full open. Failed to close throttle & use brakes. Acft struck park acft

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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