# Accident 19730519012679A: Piper PA28235, Flushing, MI, May 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1973
- Place: Flushing, MI
- Airport: Dalton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.0568° N, 83.8046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALTON (3DA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0568&lon=-83.8046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8882W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8882W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 65 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEC37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEC37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519012679A

## Narrative

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

RWY 1850FT MOWED GRASS WET WITH DEW.ACFT ROLLED ON DOWN SLOPE OF RWY CROSSED SERVICE ROAD.

## 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 CHI73FEC37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEC37), May 19, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8882W), Flushing, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8882W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780502031609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502031609I), May 2, 1978: Piper PA28235 (N8882W), Cleveland, GA. Forced landing after engine quit. Found mag drive had failed.

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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