# Accident 19730826027469A: Piper PA28140, Holland, MI, August 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Holland, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.7676° N, 86.0986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7676&lon=-86.0986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6103W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6103W-2013-04-25) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,108 total, 118 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826027469A

## Narrative

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

UN LOCATE ENROUTE ARPT,DIDNT HAVE CHART ON BOARD.LND IN PASTURE,L WG HIT FENCE & TREE.

## 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 CHI74FEM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM17), Aug 26, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N6103W), Holland, MI, 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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