# Accident 19731101036509A: Piper PA24250, Hopewell, VA, November 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1973
- Place: Hopewell, VA
- Airport: Hopewell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.2874° N, 77.2711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOPEWELL (7VA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2874&lon=-77.2711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6191P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6191P-1976-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 526 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FID21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731101036509A

## Narrative

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

CKD FUEL IN TANKS WITH STICK PLT ESTD AMOUNT ON STICK.CIRCLED ARPT FOR LDG RWY 33 LNDD IN SWAMP

## 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 IAD74FID21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID21), Nov 1, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N6191P), Hopewell, VA, 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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