# Accident 19730319004329A: Piper PA28140, Johns Island, SC, March 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1973
- Place: Johns Island, SC
- Airport: Johns Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 32.7924° N, 80.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johns Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7924&lon=-80.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4981T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4981T-2010-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730319004329A

## Narrative

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

ROUNDED OUT HI,PUSHED NOSE OVR,BOUNCED TWICE ON NOSE GR.

## 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 MIA73DLG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG36), Mar 19, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N4981T), Johns Island, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4981T (2)

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

- [Accident 20090226004349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090226004349A), Feb 26, 2009: Piper PA28140 (N4981T), Ridgeland, SC, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Weather conditions were VMC. Winds were from the south at an estimated 10 KTS gusting to 16. The pilot had completed one take-off from runway 21 and…
- [Incident 19860617039799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860617039799I), Jun 17, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N4981T), Kremmling, CO, Minor damage. Solo student made a hard landing with a bounce. Nose wheel sheared off.

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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