# Accident 19730609014189A: Piper PA24260, American Falls, ID, June 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Airport: American Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 42.7973° N, 112.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at American Falls Airport (U01), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7973&lon=-112.8250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N944P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N944P-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 426 total, 161 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73DYA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609014189A

## Narrative

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

HIT A SMALL KNOLL W OF RWY.

## 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 SEA73DYA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA30), Jun 9, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N944P), American Falls, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N944P (1)

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

- [Incident 19821219068079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821219068079I), Dec 19, 1982: Piper PA24260 (N944P), Meriden, CT, Minor damage. Bounced on landing. Tried to go around, lost control and veered off runway.

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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