19740208003869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · Dover, DE · February 8, 1974

Date
February 8, 1974
Place
Dover, DE
Airport
Dover Afb
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13RD
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74DHD74
Reported as
Piper PA23
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,498 total175 in this make and model31 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.

Carb ht ctl froze in cold psn.l eng failed,not feathered. Lwrd gr bfr lndg assured.

As the FAA filed it

CARB HT CTL FROZE IN COLD PSN.L ENG FAILED,NOT FEATHERED.LWRD GR BFR LNDG ASSURED.

NTSB investigation

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