# Accident 19730725020719A: Piper PA28180, Stilwell, OK, July 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1973
- Place: Stilwell, OK
- Airport: Stilwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.8374° N, 94.6284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Stilwell Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8374&lon=-94.6284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15917-2015-05-05) (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 PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 44 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730725020719A

## Narrative

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

DENSITY ALT 3700 FT. MISUSED FLAPS. SHORT ROUGH RWY.

## 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 FTW74FPM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM01), Jul 25, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N15917), Stilwell, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15917 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870911051549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911051549A), Sep 11, 1987: Piper PA28180 (N15917), Calverton, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported low fuel on vectors for IFR approach. Lost fuel pressure, engine quit. Ditched in ocean.
- [Incident 19830929062719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830929062719I), Sep 29, 1983: Piper PA28180 (N15917), Stratford, CT. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed safely at Sikorsky Heliport.

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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