# Accident 19730327006279A: Piper PA28180, Bangor, ME, March 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1973
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.8074° N, 68.8281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANGOR INTL (BGR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8074&lon=-68.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9513J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9513J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,278 total, 680 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DNC65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730327006279A

## Narrative

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

EST FLT 3HR 10MIN,FUEL ON BOARD 5HRS.ENG QUIT ABT 3HR 50MIN FLT. HIT HIWAY GUARD RAIL.

## 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 NYC73DNC65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC65), Mar 27, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N9513J), Bangor, ME, substantial damage

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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