# Accident 19730616014839A: Piper PA28R200, Elgin, OR, June 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1973
- Place: Elgin, OR
- Airport: Elgin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 45.5647° N, 117.9213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5647&lon=-117.9213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9456N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9456N-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 196 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73DYC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730616014839A

## Narrative

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

FST 25 PER CENT OF RWY APPRD ROUGH.

## 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 SEA73DYC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC35), Jun 16, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N9456N), Elgin, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9456N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19731013042869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731013042869A), Oct 13, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N9456N), Tenino, WA, Substantial damage. Req & rec wea between seattle & portland. Marginal VFR. Both wgs & tail separated.

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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