# Accident 19730720040569A: Piper PA28R200, Eaton Rapids, MI, July 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1973
- Place: Eaton Rapids, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.5097° N, 84.6519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eaton Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5097&lon=-84.6519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9825W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9825W-1974-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 29 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730720040569A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI74AC008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC008), Jul 20, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N9825W), Eaton Rapids, MI, destroyed, 1 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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