# Accident 19731224039909A: Piper PA32300, Mena, AR, December 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1973
- Place: Mena, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.5826° N, 94.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5826&lon=-94.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4048R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4048R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 439 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731224039909A

## Narrative

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

PLT MADE PREC LND OFF APRT DUE WX-NOSE GEAR HIT DITCH,COLLAPSED-FSS RADIO BRFD VFR FLT NOT RCMDD

## 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 FTW74DPG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG41), Dec 24, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N4048R), Mena, AR, substantial damage

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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