# Accident 19730908031282A: Piper PA28R200, Farmingdale, NY, September 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1973
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8543N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 777 total, 280 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DHJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908031282A

## Narrative

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

DRG ENG RUNUP L WING TIP ON N4105R PASSED UNDER R WING TIP,DMGD TIP TANK.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4105R, Piper PA32300: [Accident 19730908031281A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908031281A)

## 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 NYC74DHJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHJ13), Sep 8, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8543N), Farmingdale, NY, incident, minor 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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