# Accident 19730329012159A: Piper PA24250, Inverness, FL, March 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1973
- Place: Inverness, FL
- Airport: Inverness
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 28.8036° N, 82.3183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INVERNESS (INF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8036&lon=-82.3183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7438P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7438P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,654 total, 2,140 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLD68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730329012159A

## Narrative

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

WIND VARIABLE GUSTING 30K.

## 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 MIA73DLD68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD68), Mar 29, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N7438P), Inverness, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7438P (2)

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

- [Incident 20120613009909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120613009909I), Jun 13, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N7438P), Bakersfield, CA, No damage. Aircraft departed cno, climbed to 8500 ft using fuel from the rt main tank. In level flight, pilot changed to the lt main tank. Approx. 10 min. After changing…
- [Incident 20060208001279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060208001279I), Feb 8, 2006: Piper PA24250 (N7438P), Corona, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed gear up at ajo airport, rwy 7. Minor skin damage to belly of aircraft. The two bladed prop was bent back when the aircraft skidded to a…

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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