# Accident 19730315005379A: Piper PA32260, Junction, TX, March 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1973
- Place: Junction, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.4908° N, 99.7732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Junction, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4908&lon=-99.7732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7747J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7747J-1975-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,100 total, 472 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730315005379A

## Narrative

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

BEARING P/N 2-202 IN ONE MAGNETO FAILED.NOSE WHEEL HIT LARGE YUCCA PLANT.PRO PLT,BUSINESS FLT.

## 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 FTW73DRG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG59), Mar 15, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N7747J), Junction, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7747J (1)

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

- [Accident 19750916031649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750916031649A), Sep 16, 1975: Piper PA32260 (N7747J), Alexandria, LA, Destroyed. ILS mode set for normal apch,not back course.

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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