# NTSB FTW74AF020: Piper PA-34, N1073U, Pocahontas, AR, October 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2916   73/10/7   POCAHONTAS,ARK      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 689
        TIME - 2000                    N1073U              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POCAHONTAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                POCAHONTAS,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND APPRX 2/3 DOWN RWY & SWERVED TO R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1073U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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 19731007033219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731007033219A), Oct 7, 1973: Piper PA34200, Pocahontas, AR, Substantial damage. Lnd apprx 2/3 down rwy & swerved to r.

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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