# Accident 19730226005329A: Piper PA28140, Hermosa, February 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1973
- Place: Hermosa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N9809W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9809W-1974-04-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEP41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730226005329A

## Narrative

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

INV. UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT. OF MEX.

## 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 CHI73DEP41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP41), Feb 26, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N9809W), Hermosa, Mexico, destroyed

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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