# Accident 19730622016679A: Piper PA28180, State College, PA, June 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1973
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: Stocker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7910&lon=-77.8568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7462W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7462W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 53 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FGT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGT13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730622016679A

## Narrative

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

HIGH,STEEP APCH AT LOW AIRSPEED.PLT ATMTD CK HIGH RATE OF DSCNT,HARD LDG DID OCCUR.

## 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 NYC73FGT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGT13), Jun 22, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N7462W), State College, PA, 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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