# Accident 19730928032399A: Piper PA25235, Seagraves, TX, September 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1973
- Place: Seagraves, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.9420° N, 102.5657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seagraves, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9420&lon=-102.5657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8832L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8832L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,138 total, 0 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DQG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730928032399A

## Narrative

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

PLT MADE LANDING ON RD FOR FUEL L WING HIT POST.

## 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 FTW74DQG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG21), Sep 28, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N8832L), Seagraves, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8832L (1)

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

- [Accident 19820501026749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501026749A), May 1, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N8832L), Big Spring, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot claims gust of wind caught aircraft and right wing dragged ground while he was trying to retract flaps.

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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