# Accident 19730317008369A: Piper PA28R200, Douglas, TX, March 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1973
- Place: Douglas, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.3510° N, 95.0683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3510&lon=-95.0683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16342, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16342-2011-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 84 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73AF051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF051-163264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730317008369A

## Narrative

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

BRIGHT MOONLIT NIGHT.

## 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 FTW73AF051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF051-163264), Mar 17, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N16342), Douglas, TX, destroyed, 2 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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