# Accident 19730813029259A: Piper PA28180, Lexington, VA, August 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Lexington, VA
- Airport: Lexington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.7823° N, 79.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7823&lon=-79.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8067W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 236 total, 166 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DID08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813029259A

## Narrative

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

HIT BARBED WIRE FENCE.PLT HELD NOSE WHEEL ON RWY.TOLD TO LET IT FLY OFF,PLT ABORTED.

## 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 IAD74DID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DID08), Aug 13, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8067W), Lexington, VA, 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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