# Accident 19730121001059A: Piper PA28R200, Monroeville, PA, January 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1973
- Place: Monroeville, PA
- Airport: Monroeville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.4263° N, 79.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4263&lon=-79.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5569U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5569U) (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 PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730121001059A

## Narrative

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

HIT STINSON N9494K,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.

## 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 NYC73FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM16), Jan 21, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5569U), Monroeville, PA, 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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