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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · Albany, KY · November 5, 1973

Date
November 5, 1973
Place
Albany, KY
Airport
Albany Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N345E
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74FLQ15
Reported as
Piper PA23
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,350 total300 in this make and model35 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.

L eng began surging. Didn't return to arpt. Lndd on hwy,l wing hit signpost,acft swerved into ditch.

As the FAA filed it

L ENG BEGAN SURGING.DIDN'T RETURN TO ARPT.LNDD ON HWY,L WING HIT SIGNPOST,ACFT SWERVED INTO DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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