# Accident 19731024034809A: Piper PA28140, Rowe, IL, October 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1973
- Place: Rowe, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.9323° N, 88.6698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rowe, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9323&lon=-88.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6762W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6762W-1985-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEV25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEV25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731024034809A

## Narrative

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

CONNECTING ROD BOLTS P/N 78027 FAILED NR 3 AND 4 CYL.MFG REC 40FT LB TORQUE,BOLTS TORQUED 36FT LB.

## 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 CHI74DEV25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEV25), Oct 24, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N6762W), Rowe, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6762W (2)

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

- [Accident 19840715034879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840715034879A), Jul 15, 1984: Piper PA28140 (N6762W), North Liberty, IN, Substantial damage. Took off on a 2700 ft strip downwind and struck trees. Needed 2500 ft on a paved runway and calm to clear trees.
- [Accident 19771105037879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771105037879A), Nov 5, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N6762W), Schaumburg, IL, Substantial damage. Light turbulence.

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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