Date:	Friday 15 June 1973
Time:	05:17 LT
Type:	Piper PA-31P Pressurized Navajo
Owner/operator:	Refrigerated Transport Co Inc
Registration:	N6840L
MSN:	31P-44
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida -   United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Tampa International Airport (TPA/KTPA)
Destination airport:	Coral Creek Airport, Boca Grande, Florida (FAA LID: FA54)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) 15 June 1973 when crashed at Tampa International Airport (TPA/KTPA,) Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. Pilot declared emergency due to engine failure on climb out. Aircraft crash landed, and slid into a building. Left hand propeller feathered. Pilot (sole person on board) killed.

1. NTSB Identification: MIA73AM109 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=86301&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6840L
3. http://baaa-acro.maleo.net/1973/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-tampa-1-killed/
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/13846430

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
27-Apr-2015 00:14	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Sep-2017 17:25	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Source, ]