# Accident 19730219003949A: Piper PA28R200, Atchison, KS, February 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1973
- Place: Atchison, KS
- Airport: Amelia Earhart
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.5705° N, 95.1803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AMELIA EARHART (K59), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5705&lon=-95.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15021, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15021) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FCG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730219003949A

## Narrative

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

DUE LOW CEILING AND VIS PLT DECIDED TO GET ACFT ON GND-TERRACED FLD.FSS ADVSD VFR FLT NOT REC.

## 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 MKC73FCG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG29), Feb 19, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N15021), Atchison, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15021 (2)

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

- [Incident 20100504033359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100504033359I), May 4, 2010: Piper PA-28R-200 (N15021), Yankton, SD, Minor damage. On 5-4-2010, the pilot and owner of the PA-28-200 was receiving instrument dual instruction from a CFII in preperation for a checkride scheduled the next day.…
- [Incident 19820729042109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729042109I), Jul 29, 1982: Piper PA28R200 (N15021), York, NE, Minor damage. Nose gear folded on landing. Nut missing from, AN5-51, bolt attaching spring, PN67109-00, to assembly, PN67100-10.

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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