19731026034139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · Terre Haute, IN · October 26, 1973

Date
October 26, 1973
Place
Terre Haute, IN
Airport
Sky King
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1365P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEA17
Reported as
Piper PA23
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
480 total14 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failed left eng driven fuel pump had apr 2875 hours without overhaul. Prop not fea,boost pump off.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED LEFT ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HAD APR 2875 HOURS WITHOUT OVERHAUL.PROP NOT FEA,BOOST PUMP OFF.

NTSB investigation

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