# NTSB NYC73FIA11: Howard DGA15P, N79530, Hartwood, VA, February 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Hartwood, VA · HARTWOOD, VA
- Location: 38.4023° N, 77.5653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartwood, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4023&lon=-77.5653&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FIA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0026   73/2/4    HARTWOOD,VA         HOWARD DGA15P       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1494
        TIME - 1430                    N79530              PX-  0  0  5  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTWOOD,VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INCORRECT ENTRY BY MECH IN ACFT LOG BOOK RESULTED IN PILOT CONFUSION AND FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79530](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79530), registered now, S/N 871 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA15P
- Registry model: [Howard DGA-15P](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (registry code 4690506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hartwood

## 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 19730204001529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204001529A), Feb 4, 1973: Jbmstr DGA15P, Hartwood, VA, Destroyed. Incorrect entry by mech in acft log book resulted in pilot confusion and fuel mismanagement.

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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