# Accident 19731030037849A: Piper PA23160, Rochester, NY, October 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1973
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Monroe Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6249B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6249B-2011-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,414 total, 143 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FFJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731030037849A

## Narrative

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

LOC APCH DSCNDD BLO MDA 1040 FT HIT TREE STATIC SYS CKD OK ALT 50 FT LOW AT SEA LEVEL.

## 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 NYC74FFJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ15), Oct 30, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N6249B), Rochester, NY, 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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