# Accident 19731218042179A: Piper PA23250, Weatherford, OK, December 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1973
- Place: Weatherford, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 35.5374° N, 98.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weatherford, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5374&lon=-98.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14099, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14099-1974-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,130 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74AF044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731218042179A

## Narrative

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

ATMTNG VFR FLT UNDER CLOUDS.DARK NIGHT.GUSTS TO 30KTS.

## 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 FTW74AF044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF044), Dec 18, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N14099), Weatherford, OK, 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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