19730227004509A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Friona, TX · February 27, 1973

Date
February 27, 1973
Place
Friona, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7802N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW73AF048
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
217 total3 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wx didnt indicate low stratus cloud and fog.

As the FAA filed it

WX DIDNT INDICATE LOW STRATUS CLOUD AND FOG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.