# Accident 19730731027059A: Piper PA28R200, Empalme, July 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1973
- Place: Empalme
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N5198L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5198L-1973-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730731027059A

## 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 FTW74DRA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA15), Jul 31, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5198L), Empalme, Mexico, 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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