# Accident 19731021034129A: Piper PA28R180, Weslaco, TX, October 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1973
- Place: Weslaco, TX
- Airport: Mid-Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 26.1787° N, 97.9740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MID VALLEY INTL (TXW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1787&lon=-97.9740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4857J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4857J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 70 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021034129A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A 12IN DIRT MOUND AT THRESHOLD.

## 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 FTW74DRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG27), Oct 21, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N4857J), Weslaco, 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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