# Accident 19731020032489A: Piper PA28160, Mena, AR, October 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1973
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Mena
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 34.5826° N, 94.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5826&lon=-94.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5536W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5536W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020032489A

## Narrative

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

DID NOT FLARE,NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RWY AT A SPEED HIR THAN NML.

## 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 FTW74FPG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG33), Oct 20, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5536W), Mena, AR, 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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