# Accident 19730814026549A: Piper PA28140, Ocracoke, NC, August 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1973
- Place: Ocracoke, NC
- Airport: Ocracoke
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.0732° N, 75.9985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocracoke, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0732&lon=-75.9985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98299-2019-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 42 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814026549A

## Narrative

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

ENCTRD STRONG VERT CURRENTS AS LARGE SAND DUNES WERE CLRD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N98299 (2)

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

- [Accident 20171105018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171105018269A), Nov 5, 2017: Piper PA-28-140 (N98299), Batavia, OH, Substantial damage. The pilot of N98299, a PA-28-140, was attempting to land at clermont county airport (I69) in Batavia, OH. His first attempt to land resulted in a go-a-round.…
- [Incident 20080814850029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080814850029I), Aug 14, 2008: Piper PA28140 (N98299), Montgomery, NY, No damage. (-23) Subject airman stated that following a routine touch and go from rwy 03 at kmgj, he noticed smoke emitting from the the instrument panel. As he turned…

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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