# Accident 19730325005429A: Piper PA24260, Gatesville, NC, March 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1973
- Place: Gatesville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.4071° N, 76.7569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gatesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4071&lon=-76.7569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8610P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8610P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,519 total, 31 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FLJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325005429A

## Narrative

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

NR 3 EX VALVE BKN.

## 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 IAD73FLJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ23), Mar 25, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8610P), Gatesville, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8610P (1)

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

- [Incident 20121117028929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121117028929I), Nov 17, 2012: Piper PA-24-260 (N8610P), Owosso, MI, Minor damage. On Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 2:00PM eastern time, a 1964 Piper PA-24-260 ?comanche?, N8610P, s/n 24-4063 (fixed wing single engine land aircraft)…

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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