# Accident 19730728022349A: Piper PA24, Madison, TN, July 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1973
- Place: Madison, TN
- Airport: Madison College
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.2562° N, 86.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2562&lon=-86.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6258P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6258P-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 529 total, 8 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FKW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730728022349A

## Narrative

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

NEAR GROSS WT.TOOK OFF FROM SHORT UNATTENDED STRIP,GRASS 6-8 INCHES HI.

## 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 IAD74FKW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW09), Jul 28, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N6258P), Madison, TN, 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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