# Accident 19730319005699A: Piper PA28R200, Limon, CO, March 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1973
- Place: Limon, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.2651° N, 103.6859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Limon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2651&lon=-103.6859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5220W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5220W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 28 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730319005699A

## Narrative

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

HIT PWRLINE,DMGD VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER.

## 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 DEN73FTE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE65), Mar 19, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5220W), Limon, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5220W (1)

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

- [Accident 19930228012489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930228012489A), Feb 28, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N5220W), Napoleon, OH, Substantial damage. Nearing end of runway landing. Intentionally stalled to prevent overrun. Impact broke a wheel. Bent firewall.

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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