# Accident 19731031043019A: Piper PA23250, Riverton, WV, October 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1973
- Place: Riverton, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.7440° N, 79.4359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverton, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7440&lon=-79.4359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5141Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5141Y-1974-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,482 total, 433 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74AI023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731031043019A

## Narrative

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

ADVSD OF ICING COND DRG WX BRIEF.NO WING DEICE EQUIP.TRANSPONDER INOP.POSSIBLE RADIO MALFUNCTION.

## 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 IAD74AI023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI023), Oct 31, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N5141Y), Riverton, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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