# Accident 19730720020259A: Piper PA28R200, Ironside, OR, July 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1973
- Place: Ironside, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 44.3243° N, 117.9446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ironside, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3243&lon=-117.9446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7259W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7259W-2017-02-04) (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 PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730720020259A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA74DYA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA04), Jul 20, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N7259W), Ironside, OR, 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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