# Accident 19731108034989A: Piper PA28140, Manassas, VA, November 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1973
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Davis Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1590J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1590J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74F1A06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74F1A06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731108034989A

## Narrative

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

AERONCA N9047E,AIRCOUPE N93685 DMGD AS RESULT OF ACDT.PLT MADE SOFT FLD TKOF ACFT CLBD ABRUPTLY.

## 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 IAD74F1A06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74F1A06), Nov 8, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N1590J), Manassas, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1590J (1)

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

- [Incident 20131002023019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131002023019I), Oct 2, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N1590J), Kennesaw, GA, Minor damage. On October 02, 2013, at 1330 approximately, a PA-28, N1590J departed cartersville airport (kvpc) to home airport, cobb county airport-mccullum field (kryy)…

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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