# Accident 19731120040729A: Piper PA24250, Jacksonville, FL, November 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1973
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5549P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5549P-2020-02-12) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 130 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731120040729A

## Narrative

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

FAST ACFT CROSSED IN FRONT ABT 3MIN LATER ACFT FLIPPED INTO DIVING TURN.VORTEX TURB CVRD IN AIM.

## 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 MIA74FLA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA23), Nov 20, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N5549P), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5549P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20181029021129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181029021129I), Oct 29, 2018: Piper PA-24-250 (N5549P), St. Simon Islan, GA, Minor damage. On approach to land at kssi, during VFR conditions, pilot neglected to lower landing gear for landing resulting in a gear up landing. The aircraft sustained…
- [Incident 19951018041999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951018041999I), Oct 18, 1995: Piper PA24250 (N5549P), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reported the landing gear failed to extend for landing at the bay bridge, MD airport. After unsuccessful attempts to extend the landing…

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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