# Accident 19730101000259A: Piper PA28180, Kalamazoo, MI, January 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1973
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7046W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7046W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 100 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730101000259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAXIED OFF RWY ON R SIDE OF TAXIWAY. HIT SNOW RIDGE ON TAXIWAY EDGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI73DEM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM33), Jan 1, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N7046W), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7046W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040110000119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040110000119I), Jan 10, 2004: Piper PA28180 (N7046W), Minden, NV, Minor damage. (-23) During landing roll, veered off east side of Minden, NV airport, runway 34. Aircraft damage described as bent front landing gear and propeller.
- [Incident 19950819034279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950819034279I), Aug 19, 1995: Piper PA28180 (N7046W), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Ferry flight. Lost oil pressure. Turned back. Engine siezed on final. Landed safe. Oil cooler hose broke. Lost oil.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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