# Accident 19730319006589A: Piper PA24250, Wadsworth, OH, March 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1973
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Wadsworth Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.0031° N, 81.7565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WADSWORTH MUNI (3G3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0031&lon=-81.7565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8298P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8298P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (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 PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 429 total, 282 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEI34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730319006589A

## Narrative

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

INST FLT INSTR.R BRAKE LININGS P/N752308 WORN PIST MVD O RING EXPSD FLUID LKD.L WHEEL HIT SNW RDG.

## 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 CHI73FEI34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI34), Mar 19, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8298P), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8298P (2)

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

- [Incident 20190901017909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190901017909I), Sep 1, 2019: Piper PA-24-250 (N8298P), Fort Morgan, CO, Minor damage. The holder of a private pilot certificate and owner of the incident aircraft was out performing solo practice on September 1, 2019. He initiated the sequence…
- [Incident 19820713065859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713065859I), Jul 13, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N8298P), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Retracted landing gear after becoming airborne. Aircraft settled, propeller struck runway. Pilot aborted takeoff.

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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