# Accident 19730105001289A: Piper PA28140, Olathe, KS, January 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1973
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9878W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9878W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,272 total, 1,890 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730105001289A

## Narrative

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

BRIEFED BY TOWER CTLR.

## 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 MKC73DCG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCG25), Jan 5, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N9878W), Olathe, KS, substantial damage

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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