# Accident 19730204002009A: Piper PA28140, Eagle Nest, NM, February 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Eagle Nest, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 36.4220° N, 105.2899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANGEL FIRE (AXX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4220&lon=-105.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5792F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5792F-1993-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 139 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FQA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204002009A

## Narrative

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

HIT ROADWAY REFLECTORS.NOSE GR COLLAPSED.

## 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 DEN73FQA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA25), Feb 4, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5792F), Eagle Nest, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5792F (1)

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

- [Accident 19810830052739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830052739A), Aug 30, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N5792F), Texhoma, OK, Destroyed. Pilot attempted takeoff from pasture. Aircraft hit wires and crashed.

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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