# Accident 19730529012939A: Piper PA25235, Salix, IA, May 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1973
- Place: Salix, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.3119° N, 96.2922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salix, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3119&lon=-96.2922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4802Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,040 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FCD63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCD63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730529012939A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH FLAGMAN DRG START OF SWATH RUN.LIMITED EXPERIENCE OF FLAGMAN.SHORT TURN DUE TO BLDG.

## 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 MKC73FCD63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCD63), May 29, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N4802Y), Salix, IA, minor 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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