# Accident 19730902029359A: Piper PA28R200, Elkhorn, WI, September 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: Elkhorn, WI
- Airport: Gruenwald Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.6716° N, 88.5363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhorn, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6716&lon=-88.5363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3498K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3498K-2019-11-04) (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 PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 63 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEP16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902029359A

## Narrative

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

BRAKING FOR SHORT DISTANCE ACFT VEERED R ROLLED UP OVR RWY MARKER.

## 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 CHI74DEP16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP16), Sep 2, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N3498K), Elkhorn, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3498K (1)

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

- [Accident 19730530014699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730530014699A), May 30, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N3498K), Elkhorn, WI, Substantial damage. Collided with runway marker and rocks.

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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