# Accident 19731230040539A: Piper PA28140, Mocalla, OR, December 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1973
- Place: Mocalla, OR
- Airport: Hutchinson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N55620, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55620-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 32 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYC30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731230040539A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA74DYC30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC30), Dec 30, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N55620), Mocalla, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55620 (1)

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

- [Accident 20121024024839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121024024839A), Oct 24, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N55620), Maryland Height, MO, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On or about 1930 hours on 10-24-2012 a witness observed the aircraft landing in creve couer lake located in Maryland heights Missouri. The aircraft struck the…

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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