# NTSB FTW73AF036: Piper PA-28, N2334R, Prattville, AL, January 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1973
- Place: Prattville, AL · PRATTVILLE, AL
- Location: 32.4640° N, 86.4597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prattville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4640&lon=-86.4597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73AF036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0114   73/1/3    PRATTVILLE,ALA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 2226                    N2334R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANAMA CITY,FLA             SHREVEPORT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       57
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FSS ADZD VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.FLT MADE VFR-ON-TOP.CRASHED DRG RADAR APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2334R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2334R-1973-06-08), registration cancelled 1973-06-08, S/N 28-5492 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (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 19730103002279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730103002279A), Jan 3, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Prattville, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Fss adzd VFR flt not recommended. Flt made vfr-on-top. Crashed drg radar apch.

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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