# Accident 19730421009449A: Piper PA28R200, Nags Head, NC, April 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1973
- Place: Nags Head, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 35.9440° N, 75.6234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nags Head, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9440&lon=-75.6234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1262T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1262T-1973-06-26) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FLJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730421009449A

## Narrative

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

DRG A LOW PASS OVR A BEACH HOUSE L WING TIP HIT A SAND DUNE.AUTO GR LWRG AT A/S BLO 100-115MPH.

## 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 IAD73FLJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ28), Apr 21, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N1262T), Nags Head, NC, destroyed

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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