# Accident 19730609016889A: Piper PA28140, Stoney Point, NY, June 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Stoney Point, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.2294° N, 73.9976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stony Point, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2294&lon=-73.9976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407FL-2011-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609016889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT APPLY SUFFICIENT CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 NYC73FHM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM34), Jun 9, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N407FL), Stoney Point, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N407FL (1)

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

- [Accident 19791025041149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791025041149A), Oct 25, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N407FL), Gilead, ME, Destroyed. Struck trees en route on dark night,possible rain & severe turbulence in area. No aircraft malfunctions found.

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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