# Accident 19731008032999A: Piper PA28235, Glens Falls, NY, October 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1973
- Place: Glens Falls, NY
- Airport: Warren Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3112&lon=-73.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8549W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8549W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 27 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DFA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008032999A

## Narrative

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

ACFT DROPPED IN SHORT OF THE RWY.

## 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 NYC74DFA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA14), Oct 8, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8549W), Glens Falls, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8549W (1)

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

- [Incident 19820620033449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620033449I), Jun 20, 1982: Piper PA28235 (N8549W), Hartford, CT, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Sheared nose strut.

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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