# Accident 19730104000149A: Piper PA32260, Shelby, NC, January 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1973
- Place: Shelby, NC
- Airport: Shelby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.2904° N, 81.5456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2904&lon=-81.5456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4805S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4805S-1995-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,070 total, 11 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FKM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FKM21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730104000149A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED GND FOG.

## 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 NYC73FKM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FKM21), Jan 4, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N4805S), Shelby, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4805S (1)

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

- [Incident 19800507051329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800507051329I), May 7, 1980: Piper PA32260 (N4805S), Columbia, NC, Minor damage. Engine caught fire during start. Ground fire crew extinguished. Probably engine was overprimed.

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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