# Accident 19730911029179A: Piper PA28140, Dexter, MI, September 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1973
- Place: Dexter, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 42.3323° N, 83.8810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3323&lon=-83.8810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1760T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 32 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730911029179A

## Narrative

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

DRG SIM ENG OUT APCH,ATMTD TO GO UNDER WIRES,DMGD VERT STAB AND RUDDER ASSY.

## 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 CHI74FEC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC12), Sep 11, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N1760T), Dexter, MI, 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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