# Accident 19730831029649A: Piper PA28R200, Colville, WA, August 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1973
- Place: Colville, WA
- Airport: Colville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 48.5442° N, 117.8835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLVILLE MUNI (63S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5442&lon=-117.8835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4557J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4557J-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 15 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FYG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730831029649A

## Narrative

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

PLT LOCKD L BRAKE,L TIRE BLEW OUT.

## 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 SEA74FYG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG16), Aug 31, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N4557J), Colville, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4557J (1)

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

- [Incident 20110205001379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110205001379I), Feb 5, 2011: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4557J), Lamar, CO, Minor damage. On feb 5, 2011, [privacy data omitted] acted as pilot in command of N4557J. Aircraft touched down at Lamar (laa) with landing gear in up position. Aircraft…

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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