# Accident 19730422013789A: Piper PA22150, Lubbock, TX, April 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1973
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town And Country
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3917P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3917P-2024-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FQG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FQG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422013789A

## Narrative

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

ACFT T/D ON MAIN GR ON SOFT GND.WIND EST AS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

## 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 FTW73FQG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FQG36), Apr 22, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N3917P), Lubbock, TX, 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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