# Accident 19741019034649A: Piper PA23, Leesville, LA, October 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1974
- Place: Leesville, LA
- Airport: Leesville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 31.1682° N, 93.3425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESVILLE (L39), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1682&lon=-93.3425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1043P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1043P-2011-06-06) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,006 total, 116 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741019034649A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW75FRJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRJ17), Oct 19, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N1043P), Leesville, LA, 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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