# NTSB NYC74FGT07: Piper PA-40, N9999P, Lamar, PA, September 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1973
- Place: Lamar, PA · LAMAR, PA
- Location: 41.0100° N, 77.5234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamar, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0100&lon=-77.5234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGT07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT07-201616

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2843  73/9/21    LAMAR,PA            PIPER PA-40         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1035                    N9999P              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      UNK/NR, 3421 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            88 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCK HAVEN,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
        REMARKS- NR 15 REAR LMT C/G TEST.L SPIN 1 TURN ATMTD RCVR SPIN CONT DEPLOYED SPIN CHUTE DID NOT INFLATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9999P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9999P-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 40-7300001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-40
- Registry model: [Piper PA-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-40) (registry code 7104002) (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 19730921030419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730921030419A), Sep 21, 1973: Lamar, PA, Destroyed. Nr 15 rear lmt c/g test.l spin 1 turn atmtd rcvr spin cont deployed spin chute did not inflate.

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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