# NTSB FTW73FPG49: Piper PA-22, N5807D, Pocahontas, AR, May 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1973
- Place: Pocahontas, AR · POCAHONTAS, AR
- Location: 36.2634° N, 90.9712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pocahontas, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2634&lon=-90.9712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPG49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1073  73/5/20    POCAHONTAS,ARK      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 29,
        TIME - 1500                    N5807D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  60 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POCAHONTAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POCAHONTAS,ARK              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIT LWR WIRE OF TWO WIRE PWR LINE.WINDSHIELD KNOCKED OUT,ACFT TRAVELED STRAIGHT ABT 200YDS,HIT GND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5807D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5807D-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 22-4482, built 1956 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pocahontas

## 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 19730520012099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730520012099A), May 20, 1973: Piper PA22, Pocahontas, AR, Substantial damage. Hit lwr wire of two wire pwr line. Windshield knocked out,acft traveled straight abt 200YDS,hit gnd

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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