# Accident 19730831027299A: Piper PA28180, Spring Valley, NY, August 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1973
- Place: Spring Valley, NY
- Airport: Ramapo Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16338, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16338-1976-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 168 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DHM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730831027299A

## Narrative

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

LND ABOUT HALFWAY DWN RWY.ROLLED DWN EMBANKMENT AT END. WIND LT/VBL.

## 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 NYC74DHM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHM05), Aug 31, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N16338), Spring Valley, 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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