# Accident 19730120001319A: Piper PA28R200, Whiteface, TX, January 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1973
- Place: Whiteface, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.5996° N, 102.6134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whiteface, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5996&lon=-102.6134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N490CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N490CC-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 16 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73AF038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730120001319A

## Narrative

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

INADQT WX BRFG.NIGHT FLT NOT AUZD.RCVRD 1/21/73.

## 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 FTW73AF038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF038), Jan 20, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N490CC), Whiteface, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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