# Accident 19730408007979A: Piper PA24400, Laramie, WY, April 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1973
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8323P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8323P-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 9 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73AD046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730408007979A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN73AD046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD046), Apr 8, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8323P), Laramie, WY, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N8323P (1)

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

- [Accident 19861029058899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861029058899A), Oct 29, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N8323P), Leyba, NM, Destroyed. The plane struck the ground at an undetermined time. Illegal drugs on board. Suspect the pilot using marijuana.

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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