19731010036019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA23250 · Spencer, MA · October 10, 1973

Date
October 10, 1973
Place
Spencer, MA
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4745P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC74AN033
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,888 total1,148 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Clrd from holding pattern for ILS apch. Loss of ctl for undet reason. Hi speed near vertical impact.

As the FAA filed it

CLRD FROM HOLDING PATTERN FOR ILS APCH.LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDET REASON.HI SPEED NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.