# Accident 19730522015169A: Piper PA28140, Lake Benton, MN, May 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1973
- Place: Lake Benton, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.2622° N, 96.2993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Benton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2622&lon=-96.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6302R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6302R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A (registry code 42120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DER63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522015169A

## Narrative

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

ALFALFA ABT 6IN HI LNDD NW DUE LOW OIL PRES.TKOF S HIT TOP WIRE OF FENCE.NEXT TKOF NE OK.

## 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 MKC73DER63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER63), May 22, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N6302R), Lake Benton, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6302R (1)

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

- [Accident 19751003032369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751003032369A), Oct 3, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N6302R), Marshall, MN, Substantial damage. Four hours this make,model acft. Plt tried stretch glide by raising nose of acft.

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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