# Accident 19740208003869A: Piper PA23, Dover, DE, February 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1974
- Place: Dover, DE
- Airport: Dover Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.1295° N, 75.4660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOVER AFB (DOV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1295&lon=-75.4660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13RD-1975-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,498 total, 175 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DHD74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHD74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740208003869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD74DHD74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHD74), Feb 8, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N13RD), Dover, DE, 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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