# Accident 19730909029109A: Piper PA28R180, Hornell, NY, September 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Hornell, NY
- Airport: Hornell Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.3821° N, 77.6821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HORNELL MUNI (HTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3821&lon=-77.6821&mi=10
- Aircraft: N459WE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 12 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FFJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909029109A

## Narrative

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

HIT DITCH PARALLEL TO RWY.

## 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 NYC74FFJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ10), Sep 9, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N459WE), Hornell, NY, 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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