# Accident 19730402006949A: Piper PA28235, Little River, SC, April 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1973
- Place: Little River, SC
- Airport: Cypress Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 33.8806° N, 78.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little River, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8806&lon=-78.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9466W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9466W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 18 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730402006949A

## Narrative

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

LNDD HARD BOUNCED TWICE. HIT ON NOSE GR.

## 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 MIA73DLG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG41), Apr 2, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N9466W), Little River, SC, 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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