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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Sparta, IL · April 22, 1974

Date
April 22, 1974
Place
Sparta, IL
Airport
Hunter Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3259P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEV46
Reported as
Piper PA23160
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,100 total150 in this make and model75 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.

Single eng airwork. Un restart r eng,l eng began losing pwr. Starter needle brg,torrington p/n B1316

As the FAA filed it

SINGLE ENG AIRWORK.UN RESTART R ENG,L ENG BEGAN LOSING PWR.STARTER NEEDLE BRG,TORRINGTON P/N B1316

NTSB investigation

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