# Accident 19730511015939A: Piper PA24260, Kissimmee, FL, May 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1973
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 28.2836° N, 81.4090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KISSIMMEE (FA17), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2836&lon=-81.4090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8704P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8704P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 0 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLD82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511015939A

## Narrative

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

R LDG GR COLLAPSED R WING TIP SCRAPED.

## 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 MIA73DLD82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD82), May 11, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8704P), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8704P (2)

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

- [Accident 20000907039129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907039129A), Sep 7, 2000: Piper PA24260 (N8704P), Factoryville, PA, Substantial damage. ( 23) A/c landed short on runway 22 at seaman's field (9N3). Upon landing, a/c hit runway end identifying light and landed hard. The left gear was sheared off…
- [Incident 19820306014719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820306014719I), Mar 6, 1982: Piper PA24260 (N8704P), Port Largo, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft door came open during flight. Landed gear up when gear handle was down and did not see unsafe indication.

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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