# Accident 19730625017259A: Piper PA28R200, Eugene, OR, June 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1973
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.0521° N, 123.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eugene, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0521&lon=-123.0868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3841T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3841T-1973-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 177 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73AS040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730625017259A

## Narrative

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

FSS ADVSD PLT VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED BETWEEN EUGENE & PORTLAND.CRASHED IN WATER-FILLED GRAVEL PIT

## 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 SEA73AS040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS040), Jun 25, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N3841T), Eugene, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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