# Accident 19730818024899A: Piper PA28R200, Brevard, NC, August 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1973
- Place: Brevard, NC
- Airport: Brevard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.2226° N, 82.7268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Brevard Airport (NC16), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2226&lon=-82.7268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22DB-2014-12-17) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 104 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818024899A

## Narrative

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

L WING HIT TALL WEEDS ACFT SWUNG L INTO NEWLY BUILT UP RWY.

## 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 IAD74DKM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM12), Aug 18, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N22DB), Brevard, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N22DB (1)

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

- [Accident 20021009025879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021009025879A), Oct 9, 2002: Piper PA28R200 (N22DB), Cullman, AL, Destroyed. (-23) Student flared for landing too high. Instructor took over controls, attempted to recover, lost control, hit parked aircraft, and impacted in gully…

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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