# Accident 19730611015589A: Piper PA28R200, Washington, PA, June 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1973
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.1365° N, 80.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON COUNTY (AFJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-80.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4809T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4809T-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 35 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FGM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730611015589A

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED ATTN TO ACFT ON EMGCY LDG IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

## 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 NYC73FGM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM37), Jun 11, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N4809T), Washington, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4809T (2)

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

- [Accident 19800911042539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800911042539A), Sep 11, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N4809T), Troy, NC, Destroyed. Pilot departed airport at night in poor weather conditions. Crashed four miles from airport.
- [Accident 19740724028169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740724028169A), Jul 24, 1974: Piper PA28R200 (N4809T), Pittsburgh, PA, Substantial damage. L gr truss assy P/N67544-00.plt rqstd to expedite turnoff.

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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