# Accident 19730505010449A: Piper PA28R180, Winston Salem, NC, May 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1973
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 36.1337° N, 80.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH REYNOLDS (INT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1337&lon=-80.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7435J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7435J-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 14 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DKM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505010449A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED HARD,NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 IAD73DKM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM37), May 5, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N7435J), Winston Salem, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7435J (1)

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

- [Accident 19810417017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417017959A), Apr 17, 1981: Piper PA28R180 (N7435J), Hartford, NY, Destroyed. VFR pilot lost control in IMC en route. Exceeded vne. Airframe failure. Fss failed to advise VFR not recommended.

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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