# NTSB IAD73AI011: Piper PA-24, N6273P, Orange, VA, April 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1973
- Place: Orange, VA · ORANGE, VA
- Location: 38.2478° N, 78.1132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2478&lon=-78.1132&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73AI011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0764  73/4/13    ORANGE,VA           PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 42,
        TIME - 1823                    N6273P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGE,VA                   WOODBRIDGE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NO OFFICIAL RECORD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6273P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6273P-2019-05-15), registration cancelled 2019-05-15, S/N 24-1381, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Orange County

## 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 19730413010239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730413010239A), Apr 13, 1973: Piper PA24400, Orange, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt had no official record.

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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