# Accident 19730420010819A: Piper PA30, Winter Haven, FL, April 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1973
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Gilbert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8812Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8812Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 52 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FLD75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730420010819A

## Narrative

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

LND WITH GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. GR SYS LACKED LUBRICATION.

## 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 MIA73FLD75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD75), Apr 20, 1973: Piper PA-30 (N8812Y), Winter Haven, FL, 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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