# Accident 19730109000069A: Piper PA28R200, Ellington, CT, January 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1973
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.9254° N, 72.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (7B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9254&lon=-72.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6497J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6497J-2018-01-08) (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 PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730109000069A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DRG TURN TO FINAL APCH,PARTIAL RECOVERY BFR GND CTCT.

## 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 NYC73FNE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE16), Jan 9, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N6497J), Ellington, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6497J (1)

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

- [Incident 20130715017219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130715017219I), Jul 15, 2013: Piper PA-28-180 (N6497J), Spencer, WV, Minor damage. The student pilot was practicing pattern work solo and upon touchdown on runway 28 the aircraft veered slightly to the left. The pilot corrected to the right,…

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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