# Accident 19730406010069A: Piper PA24, U.Sandusky, OH, April 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1973
- Place: U.Sandusky, OH
- Airport: Wyandott County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N5188P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5188P-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 443 total, 443 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEI33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730406010069A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 20K.HIT DRAINAGE DITCH APRX 12FT WIDE ABT 4FT DEEP.

## 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 CHI73FEI33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI33), Apr 6, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N5188P), U.Sandusky, OH, 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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