# Accident 19730228003359A: Piper PA28R200, Machias, ME, February 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1973
- Place: Machias, ME
- Airport: Machias Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.7031° N, 67.4786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MACHIAS VALLEY (MVM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7031&lon=-67.4786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N575CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N575CA-1973-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DNC58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730228003359A

## Narrative

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

NO FLAP LANDING,NOSE WHEEL T/D AFTER MAIN GEAR AT A SPEED OF 85 MPH.

## 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 NYC73DNC58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC58), Feb 28, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N575CA), Machias, ME, 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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