# Accident 19730630019739A: Piper PA28R200, Raymondville, TX, June 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1973
- Place: Raymondville, TX
- Airport: Fox Ag Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 26.4757° N, 97.7777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raymondville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4757&lon=-97.7777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5047T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5047T-1973-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73AF075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730630019739A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL,UNSURE OF POS.MADE APCH TO AG STRIP,OVERSHOT.ENG QUIT,HIT GRND & BOUNCED INTO BLDG.

## 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 FTW73AF075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF075), Jun 30, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5047T), Raymondville, TX, 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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