# Accident 19730304004029A: Piper PA28R200, Cotulla, TX, March 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1973
- Place: Cotulla, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 28.4364° N, 99.2367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cotulla, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4364&lon=-99.2367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3945T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3945T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,561 total, 85 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730304004029A

## Narrative

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

SCREW MISSING ON FUEL VALVE PLACARD ALLOWING IMPROPER FUEL VALVE POSITION INDICATION.

## 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 FTW73DRG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG55), Mar 4, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N3945T), Cotulla, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3945T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920428011969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920428011969I), Apr 28, 1992: Piper PA28R180 (N3945T), Toldeo, OH, Minor damage. Emergency gear up landing in field. Found no cause for emergency. Medical and biannual four years past due.

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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