# Accident 19731026041819A: Piper PA34200, Osceola, IN, October 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1973
- Place: Osceola, IN
- Airport: Sportsman Arpk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.6657° N, 86.0787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osceola, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6657&lon=-86.0787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55145, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55145-2012-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 55 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FET12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731026041819A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENG CROSSFEED,MIXT LEAN DSCNDD FM 6500 FT TO 2800FT BOTH ENG QUIT.UN RESTART LNDD IN CORN FLD

## 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 CHI74FET12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET12), Oct 26, 1973: Piper PA-34 (N55145), Osceola, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55145 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910910038969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910910038969A), Sep 10, 1991: Piper PA34200 (N55145), Easton, PA, Substantial damage. Landed long on wet runway. CFI took over. Hydroplaned. Failed to go around. Slid off end of runway.

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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