# Accident 19731028034849A: Piper PA28180, Gordon, NE, October 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1973
- Place: Gordon, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.8064° N, 102.2040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordon, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8064&lon=-102.2040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55875, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55875-2018-05-03) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 410 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DGJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DGJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731028034849A

## Narrative

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

OVR RAN STRIP COLLIDED WITH ROADSIDE DITCH.FROST ON ALFALFA.

## 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 MKC74DGJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DGJ15), Oct 28, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N55875), Gordon, NE, 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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