# Accident 19730512011319A: Piper PA24260, Othello, WA, May 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1973
- Place: Othello, WA
- Airport: Tango
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 46.8233° N, 119.1619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Othello, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8233&lon=-119.1619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8756P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8756P) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73DYG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512011319A

## Narrative

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

LND ABOUT 50 FT SHORT OF GRAVEL ROAD. NOSE GR HIT DITCH.

## 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 SEA73DYG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG30), May 12, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8756P), Othello, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8756P (1)

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

- [Accident 19900823036379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900823036379A), Aug 23, 1990: Piper PA24260 (N8756P), Destin, FL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in a gusty crosswind that exceeded aircrafts crosswind component.

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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