# Accident 19730825027249A: Piper PA28140, Cobleskill, NY, August 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1973
- Place: Cobleskill, NY
- Airport: Schoharie Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.6790° N, 74.4852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cobleskill, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6790&lon=-74.4852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95091, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95091) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 6 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730825027249A

## Narrative

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

LNDD LONG,WHILE REACHING FOR BRAKE HANDLE SHIRT SLEEVE CAUGHT ON FLAP HANDLE.STRUCK ROCKS.

## 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 NYC74DFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA06), Aug 25, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N95091), Cobleskill, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N95091 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910617036319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910617036319I), Jun 17, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N95091), Johnstown, NY, Minor damage. Pilot attempted takeoff with 4 on board and full fuel. High temperature and humidity. Stalled and ran off runway.

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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