# Accident 19730220021429A: Piper PA32260, Charlotte, MI, February 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1973
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Charlotte
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.5662° N, 84.8318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5662&lon=-84.8318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4394T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4394T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 628 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73AEM72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEM72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730220021429A

## Narrative

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

DRG LDG ACFT DRIFTED TO R SIDE OF RWY,T/D MADE IN SNOW 3-4IN DEEP.

## 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 CHI73AEM72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEM72), Feb 20, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N4394T), Charlotte, MI, 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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