# Accident 19731201039589A: Piper PA22108, Francisco, IN, December 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1973
- Place: Francisco, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.3327° N, 87.4480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Francisco, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3327&lon=-87.4480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4698Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4698Z-1990-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 24 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201039589A

## Narrative

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

PLT ADZD NOT TO FLY ACFT,BRAKE FLUID LOW.NO PMSN TO LND IN FARM FLDS.20FT R OR LFT,SAFE LDG ROLL.

## 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 CHI74DEA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA22), Dec 1, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N4698Z), Francisco, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4698Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19900417009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900417009549A), Apr 17, 1990: Piper PA22108 (N4698Z), Franklin, IN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel circling airport while trying to activate runway lights for night landing. Struck a tree. Crashed.

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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