# Accident 19730228004299A: Piper PA28R200, Forked River, NJ, February 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1973
- Place: Forked River, NJ
- Airport: Rj Miller Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.8255° N, 74.1841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forked River, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8255&lon=-74.1841&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5033W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5033W-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 149 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730228004299A

## Narrative

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

FNT MAIN BRNG SCORED,BRNG MATERIAL ON CRANKSHAFT.HVY DEP GRAY CLAY SUBSTANCE.HIT SAND DUNES.

## 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 NYC73FHD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHD37), Feb 28, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5033W), Forked River, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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