# Accident 19731116042909A: Beech E55, Decatur, GA, November 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1973
- Place: Decatur, GA
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3917A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3917A-1974-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,960 total, 201 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731116042909A

## Narrative

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

L ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP SHFT P/N 630947-2.DMGD HOUSE & CARPORT.

## 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 MIA74AM043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM043), Nov 16, 1973: Beech E55 (N3917A), Decatur, GA, 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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