# Accident 19731007036789A: Piper PA11, Waxahachie, TX, October 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1973
- Place: Waxahachie, TX
- Airport: Obrien Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.3865° N, 96.8483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waxahachie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3865&lon=-96.8483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4927H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4927H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731007036789A

## Narrative

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

GRND WITNESS STATED PLT REACTIONS SLOW,CTL STICK TIED IN REAR POS.

## 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 FTW74DPA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPA10), Oct 7, 1973: Piper PA-11 (N4927H), Waxahachie, TX, 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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