# Accident 19740412009569A: Piper PA23, Ely, NV, April 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1974
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.2649° N, 114.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-114.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1038P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1038P-1982-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,587 total, 287 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DXQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740412009569A

## Narrative

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

R ENG QUIT,PLT FEATH PROP.UN MAINTAIN ALT SO PLT ATTMPTD RESTART ENG.UN START DUE KNOWN DEAD BATT.

## 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 OAK74DXQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ31), Apr 12, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N1038P), Ely, NV, 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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