# Accident 19730708018639A: Piper PA28140, Seaford, NY, July 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1973
- Place: Seaford, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.6662° N, 73.4926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seaford, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6662&lon=-73.4926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9981W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9981W-2013-05-31) (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: 151 total, 11 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHJ01-201649) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708018639A

## Narrative

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

AIRBORNE ABT 40MIN PLT NOTED FUEL GAUGE READ ZERO THOUGHT ABT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ELECTED TO LND.

## 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 NYC73FHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHJ01-201649), Jul 8, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N9981W), Seaford, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9981W (1)

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

- [Accident 19830217004379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830217004379A), Feb 17, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N9981W), Winslow, AR, Substantial damage. Student misunderstood CFI command. Aborted t/o. unable to stop. CFI tried to takeoff. Hit stumps at end of runway.

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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