# Accident 19731008031219A: Piper PA28R200, Lehighton, PA, October 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1973
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Airport: Carbon County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.8277° N, 75.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lehighton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8277&lon=-75.7165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3072R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3072R) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 202 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008031219A

## Narrative

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

L MAG FOUND LOOSE HAD BEEN SHIFTING 1 1/4IN ON THE MOUNTING FLANGE.T/D IN A MUDDY FLD HIT DEEP RUT

## 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 NYC74FHA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA11), Oct 8, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N3072R), Lehighton, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3072R (1)

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

- [Incident 20251211019889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251211019889I), Dec 11, 2025: Piper PA-28R-200 (N3072R), Buckeye, AZ, Minor damage. The aircraft landed without the pilot extending the landing gear. The pilot acknowledged he was the only person aboard the aircraft and did not specifically…

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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