# Accident 19731123038049A: Amtr 0562754, Uniontown, MD, November 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1973
- Place: Uniontown, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.5934° N, 77.1161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uniontown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5934&lon=-77.1161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47244 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 0562754
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,672 total, 2 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FIG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731123038049A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE DISCONNECTED AT CARB WHICH WAS SPRING LOADED TO IDLE.CARB ARM FASTENED WITH NON LOCK NUT.

## 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 IAD74FIG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG14), Nov 23, 1973: Volksplane VP-1 (N47244), Uniontown, MD, substantial damage, 1 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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