# Accident 19730709018889A: Piper PA28R200, Napa, CA, July 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1973
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.2132° N, 122.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPA COUNTY (APC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2132&lon=-122.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4439T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4439T-2000-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730709018889A

## Narrative

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

LNDD NSE WHL FIRST.HIT END OF RWY.NSE GR COLLAPSED.

## 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 OAK74DVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG02), Jul 9, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N4439T), Napa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4439T (2)

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

- [Accident 19930408008169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930408008169A), Apr 8, 1993: Piper PA28R200 (N4439T), Midlothian, TX, Substantial damage. Engine cowl front came loose. Blockd view and lift. Landed short runway. Left fastener open right one had failed.
- [Incident 19921021051219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921021051219I), Oct 21, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N4439T), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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