# Accident 19730527013249A: Piper PA28160, Erwin, NC, May 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1973
- Place: Erwin, NC
- Airport: Erwin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.3234° N, 78.6735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erwin, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3234&lon=-78.6735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5028W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5028W-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 40 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FLJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730527013249A

## Narrative

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

PVT PLT PAX IN R SEAT.PLT HAD BEEN WATCHING THE ARTIFICIAL HORIZON DRG FLT.HIT SMALL BUSHES,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 IAD73FLJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ33), May 27, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5028W), Erwin, NC, substantial damage

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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