# Accident 19730228003809A: Piper PA22, Westboro, MA, February 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1973
- Place: Westboro, MA
- Airport: Westboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.2674° N, 71.6175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westborough, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2674&lon=-71.6175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9151D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9151D-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22S-160 (registry code 7102216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22s-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 86 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730228003809A

## Narrative

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

PLT POSITIONED FUEL SELECTOR TO EMPTY TANK.NO FLT HRS RECORDED LAST 90 DAYS.

## 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 NYC73FNE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE21), Feb 28, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N9151D), Westboro, MA, 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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