# Accident 19730331007379A: Piper PA24260, Nixon, PA, March 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1973
- Place: Nixon, PA
- Airport: Butler-Graham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.7858° N, 79.9375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nixon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7858&lon=-79.9375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8738P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738P-1974-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 205 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730331007379A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 NYC73AN128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN128), Mar 31, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8738P), Nixon, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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