# Accident 19730523017099A: Piper PA28R200, Honolulu, HI, May 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1973
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8074N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8074N-1973-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FJA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730523017099A

## Narrative

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

AFT PWR LOSS PLT DECIDED TO DITCH DUE TO POPULATED AREA.

## 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 OAK73FJA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA21), May 23, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8074N), Honolulu, HI, destroyed

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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