# Accident 19761228042539A: Piper PA23250, Missing Aircraf, December 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1976
- Place: Missing Aircraf
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N4573P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4573P-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 711 total, 0 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228042539A

## Narrative

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

DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

## 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 MIA77DA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DA022), Dec 28, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N4573P), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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