# Accident 19730418009679A: Piper PA28180, Rehoboth Bch, DE, April 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1973
- Place: Rehoboth Bch, DE
- Airport: Renoboth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 38.7174° N, 75.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rehoboth Beach, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7174&lon=-75.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3776R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3776R-1992-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 50 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DHD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730418009679A

## Narrative

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

ENCTRD STRONG GUST,UP DRAFT ABT 10-15FT AGL.HIT GND NOSE LOW.WIND GUSTING 15K.

## 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 NYC73DHD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHD33), Apr 18, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N3776R), Rehoboth Bch, DE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3776R (1)

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

- [Accident 19900708024439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900708024439A), Jul 8, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N3776R), High Point Lake, PA, Destroyed. Ballooned on landing on short rough strip. Began go around,drifted into windsock pole,descended into rock quarry.

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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