# Accident 19730401007569A: Piper PA30, Angleton, TX, April 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Angleton, TX
- Airport: Bailes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.1651° N, 95.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAILES (7R9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1651&lon=-95.4011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8797Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8797Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 854 total, 305 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401007569A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ADJCENT TO RWY IN PARALLEL DITCH CONCEALED BY GROWTH OF GRASS.RWY MARKED BY SMALL REFLECTORS.

## 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 FTW73DRA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA20), Apr 1, 1973: Piper PA-30 (N8797Y), Angleton, TX, 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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