# Accident 19730827024069A: Piper PA28180, Reno, NV, August 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1973
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N847E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N847E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FXQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827024069A

## Narrative

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

PLT APCH BEHIND F-27.VORTEX TURB CAUSED L GR TO CONTACT GRND AND COLLAPSE.

## 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 OAK74FXQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ09), Aug 27, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N847E), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N847E (1)

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

- [Accident 19910105000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910105000149A), Jan 5, 1991: Piper PA28180 (N847E), Lumberton, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost power, crashed.

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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