# Accident 19731116040689A: Piper PA20115, Denton, TX, November 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1973
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7714K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7714K-2017-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20115
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 512 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731116040689A

## Narrative

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

DMGD L WG.

## 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 FTW74DPD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD28), Nov 16, 1973: Piper PA-20 (N7714K), Denton, 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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