19731220040299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24400 · Wilmington, DE · December 20, 1973

Date
December 20, 1973
Place
Wilmington, DE
Airport
Greater Wilmingtn
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8476P
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74FHD23
Reported as
Piper PA24400
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,306 total1,825 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt rtrnd to ilg due wx at dest. Enctrd gnd fog and fear of running into men and eqpt,gnd looped.

As the FAA filed it

PLT RTRND TO ILG DUE WX AT DEST.ENCTRD GND FOG AND FEAR OF RUNNING INTO MEN AND EQPT,GND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.