# Accident 19730215002439A: Piper PA28235, Dallas, TX, February 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1973
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADDISON (ADS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3082T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3082T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,503 total, 146 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FPA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730215002439A

## Narrative

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

HIT WIRES ABT 500 FT BFR RWY,CRASHED ON ARPT.

## 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 FTW73FPA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA24), Feb 15, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N3082T), Dallas, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3082T (1)

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

- [Accident 20170608009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170608009449A), Jun 8, 2017: Piper PA-28-235 (N3082T), Harrisonville, MO, Minor damage. During rollout after landing on a private grass strip, the aircraft wingtip hit a photographer who was filming the landing from the edge of the runway. The…

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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