# NTSB CHI74AC010: Piper PA-28R, N2102T, Fountaintown, IN, August 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1973
- Place: Fountaintown, IN · FOUNTAINTOWN, IN
- Location: 39.6940° N, 85.7820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fountaintown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6940&lon=-85.7820&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3302   73/8/1    FOUNTAINTOWN,IND    PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 161
        TIME - 0816                    N2102T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,ILL                 HUNTINGTON,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.359 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2102T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2102T-1973-09-07), registration cancelled 1973-09-07, S/N 28R-7135046 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730801035909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730801035909A), Aug 1, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Fountaintown, IN, Destroyed. Plt blood alcohol level 0.359 pct.

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.

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