# Accident 19730402005439A: Piper PA24, Lapeer, MI, April 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1973
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Lapeer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.0452° N, 83.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lapeer, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0452&lon=-83.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8164P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8164P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEC29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730402005439A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT LNDG,STRUCK FENCE.PLT DID NOT SUPERVISE OR CK FUELING BFR TKOF.

## 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 CHI73FEC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEC29), Apr 2, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8164P), Lapeer, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8164P (4)

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

- [Incident 19910823046639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910823046639I), Aug 23, 1991: Piper PA24 (N8164P), Selma, NC, Minor damage. Pilot make an emergency landing in a field due to fuel exhaustion.
- [Incident 19860403015069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860403015069I), Apr 3, 1986: Piper PA24 (N8164P), Smithfield, NC, Minor damage. Landed gear up while practicing night landing. Circuit breaker popped.
- [Incident 19831008067389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008067389I), Oct 8, 1983: Piper PA24 (N8164P), Smithfield, NC, Minor damage. Left gear touched runway in up cycle on takeoff. Gear then showed unsafe and collapsed on landing.
- [Incident 19780102000399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780102000399I), Jan 2, 1978: Piper PA24 (N8164P), Raeford, NC, Minor damage. Failed to extend landing gear before landing.

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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