# Accident 19731127042501A: Piper PA28R180, San Diego, CA, November 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1973
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5087S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5087S-1974-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 86 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731127042501A

## Narrative

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

INFLT DESCENDING.R WING CONTACTED L WING TIP TANK OF C310.OUTBD R WING PANEL & AILERON SEPARATED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1732H, Cessna 310C: [Accident 19731127042502A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731127042502A)

## 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 LAX74AL042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL042), Nov 27, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N5087S), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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