# Accident 19730910030529A: Piper PA28R200, Salt Flat, TX, September 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1973
- Place: Salt Flat, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 31.7437° N, 105.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Flat, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7437&lon=-105.0927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16539, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16539-2011-07-13) (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 PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74AF015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910030529A

## Narrative

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

MOUNTAIN TOPS OBSCURED.

## 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 FTW74AF015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF015), Sep 10, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N16539), Salt Flat, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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