# Accident 19750302003989A: Piper PA28140, Niskayuna, NY, March 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1975
- Place: Niskayuna, NY
- Airport: Albany Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5973U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5973U-1976-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 97 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FFA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750302003989A

## Narrative

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

R FUEL TANK ABT 10 GAL,L ABT 1 CUP.FUEL TANK SEL L PSN.

## 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 NYC75FFA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA30), Mar 2, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5973U), Niskayuna, NY, 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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