# Accident 19730325007099A: Piper PA28140, Kileen, TX, March 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1973
- Place: Kileen, TX
- Airport: Killeen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N1726T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1726T-2012-07-24) (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: 9,418 total, 197 in this make and model, 279 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325007099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSE ROTATED EXCESSIVELY HIGH FOR LIFT OFF.TAIL HIT GND 3 TIMES DRG TKOF RUN.

## 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 FTW73DRG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG60), Mar 25, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N1726T), Kileen, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1726T (1)

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

- [Accident 19761126037819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761126037819A), Nov 26, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N1726T), Killeen, TX, Substantial damage. Flt inst clrd stu plt on solo x cntry with known strong gusty wind 30 KTS.plt used full flaps

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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