# Accident 19730714020859A: Piper PA28140, East Tawas, MI, July 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1973
- Place: East Tawas, MI
- Airport: Iosco County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 44.3128° N, 83.4223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IOSCO COUNTY (6D9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3128&lon=-83.4223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8791N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8791N) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730714020859A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATMTD CORRECTION BACK TO RWY ACFT DROPPED IN HARD FROM ABT 20FT.

## 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 CHI74FEM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM12), Jul 14, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8791N), East Tawas, MI, 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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