# Accident 19730127001609A: Piper PA20, Baytown, TX, January 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1973
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Airport: Humphrey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 29.7355° N, 94.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baytown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7355&lon=-94.9774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7398K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7398K-1982-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 123 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730127001609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO RNWY.FUEL L TANK APRX 5GAL,R TANK ABT 9.FUEL SEL L TANK.

## 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 FTW73FRA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRA16), Jan 27, 1973: Piper PA-20 (N7398K), Baytown, TX, 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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