# Accident 19730724025969A: Piper PA28R180, Tallahassee, FL, July 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1973
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 30.3968° N, 84.3509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALLAHASSEE INTL (TLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3968&lon=-84.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7445J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7445J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total, 90 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74F1A03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74F1A03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730724025969A

## Narrative

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

RT LNDG GR BINDING.COULDNT BE LOCKED DWN BY NORM OR EMERG SYS. ANNUAL INSPECT 7/2/73.

## 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 MIA74F1A03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74F1A03), Jul 24, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N7445J), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7445J (3)

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

- [Incident 20030807020169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030807020169I), Aug 7, 2003: Piper PA28R180 (N7445J), Goldsboro, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Kent larsen (PIC) turned final for landing at gww (Goldsboro-Wayne) in preparation of performing a short field landing. Mr. Larsen stated that he…
- [Incident 19940923041089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940923041089I), Sep 23, 1994: Piper PA28R180 (N7445J), South St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Exited rain cloud on descent. Elected land VFR. Weather distraction resulted in a gear up landing.
- [Accident 19780122001169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122001169A), Jan 22, 1978: Piper PA28R180 (N7445J), Ellington, CT, Substantial damage. No remarks

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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