# NTSB FTW73DRG58: Piper PA-22, N2911P, Bayview, TX, March 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1973
- Place: Bayview, TX · BAYVIEW, TX
- Location: 26.1334° N, 97.3976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bayview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1334&lon=-97.3976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169929
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0400  73/3/12    BAYVIEW,TEX         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N2911P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 4540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            440 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ISABEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS FRESNOS,TEX             BAYVIEW,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT HAD PWR LOSS ON PREVIOUS FLT,REASON NOT DETERMINED BY MAINT PERSONNEL.RLSD ACFT FOR FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2911P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2911P-1973-09-04), registration cancelled 1973-09-04, S/N 22-3179 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Isabel

## 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 19730312005359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730312005359A), Mar 12, 1973: Piper PA22150, Bayview, TX, Substantial damage. Acft had pwr loss on previous flt,reason not determined by maint personnel. Rlsd acft for flt.

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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