# Accident 19731005040639A: Piper PA28R200, Tuscaloosa, AL, October 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1973
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Van De Graff
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1434T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1434T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 37 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731005040639A

## Narrative

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

CRACK IN FWD TRUNNION ALLOWED LDG GR TO MOVE AFT.

## 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 MIA74DKJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ27), Oct 5, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N1434T), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1434T (1)

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

- [Incident 20220902020619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220902020619I), Sep 2, 2022: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1434T), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was preforming landings with an instructor on board. After the flight the pilot parked the aircraft, and the aircraft did not fly for 20 days. On the…

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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