# Accident 19751216041879A: Piper PA23160, Tennyson, IN, December 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1975
- Place: Tennyson, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.0817° N, 87.1188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tennyson, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0817&lon=-87.1188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4115P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4115P-1976-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,591 total, 161 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751216041879A

## Narrative

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

DRG R FUEL PUMP CK,OPERATED,DID NOT PRODUCE ANY PRES OR FLOW.L ENG QUIT WHEN PLT ENTRD OVCST.

## 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 CHI76FEA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA20), Dec 16, 1975: Piper PA-23 (N4115P), Tennyson, IN, destroyed

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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