# Accident 19731017033939A: Piper PA28R200, Knoxville, TN, October 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1973
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mcghee-Tyson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 35.8111° N, 83.9941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC GHEE TYSON (TYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8111&lon=-83.9941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21LK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21LK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 40 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FKW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731017033939A

## Narrative

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

OIL HOSE FITTING NOT SEATED.ACFT FLOWN .35HR SINCE OIL AND FILTER CHANGED 10/15/73.

## 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 IAD74FKW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW19), Oct 17, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N21LK), Knoxville, TN, 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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