# Accident 19730404007759A: Piper PA28R200, Alexandria, LA, April 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1973
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Airport: Chandler
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 31.3068° N, 92.6115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHANDLER (9LA6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3068&lon=-92.6115&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5349T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5349T-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total, 186 in this make and model, 328 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730404007759A

## Narrative

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

L LDG GR HIT CONCRETE BLOCK ABT 2FT HI APRX 50FT SHORT OF RWY.WING DMGD.

## 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 FTW73DRJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRJ30), Apr 4, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N5349T), Alexandria, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5349T (2)

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

- [Accident 19800822037319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822037319A), Aug 22, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N5349T), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft would not climb after takeoff due to lack of power and crashed into a house off end of runway.
- [Incident 19791209047779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209047779I), Dec 9, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N5349T), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to lower nose gear, landed on main only. Nose wheel collapsed. Cause unknown.

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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