# Accident 19731219040099A: Piper PA28R180, Greensboro, NC, December 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1973
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Greensboro Regnl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3951T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3951T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 150 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731219040099A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD74DKM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM28), Dec 19, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N3951T), Greensboro, NC, 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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