# NTSB IAD74AI006: Piper PA-23, N3249P, Ona, WV, July 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1973
- Place: Ona, WV · ONA, WV
- Location: 38.4248° N, 82.2132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ona, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4248&lon=-82.2132&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1933  73/7/21    ONA,W VA            PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 240
        TIME - 1535                    N3249P              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORTHINGTON,KY              BECKLEY,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW INTO TSTM. ARPT MGR AT DEP GOT FSS WEA BRIEF FOR PLT. CAUTIONED ABOUT DROP IN FCST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3249P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3249P-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 23-1194 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (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 19730721022299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721022299A), Jul 21, 1973: Piper PA23, Ona, WV, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Plt flew into tstm. Arpt mgr at dep got fss wea brief for plt. Cautioned about drop in fcst.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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