# Accident 19731027034939A: Piper PA28180, Rockford, IL, October 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1973
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Cottonwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9301J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9301J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 504 total, 242 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731027034939A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND ON WET SOD,SLID INTO DITCH

## 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 CHI74DEE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE32), Oct 27, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N9301J), Rockford, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9301J (1)

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

- [Accident 19790516020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516020849A), May 16, 1979: Piper PA28180 (N9301J), Patterson, LA, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted landing in crosswind, ballooned. Drifted to edge of rwy. Hit light. Flipped over.

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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