# NTSB NYC73DNC58: Piper PA-28, N575CA, Machias, ME, February 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1973
- Place: Machias, ME · MACHIAS, ME
- Location: 44.7006° N, 67.4786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Machias, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7006&lon=-67.4786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0074  73/2/28    MACHIAS,ME          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N575CA              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACHIAS VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACHIAS,ME                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- NO FLAP LANDING,NOSE WHEEL T/D AFTER MAIN GEAR AT A SPEED OF 85 MPH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N575CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N575CA-1973-06-01), registration cancelled 1973-06-01, S/N 28-20387 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Machias Valley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730228003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730228003359A), Feb 28, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Machias, ME, Substantial damage. No flap landing,nose wheel t/d after main gear at a speed of 85 mph.

## Other investigations on N575CA (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 MIA68D0319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0319), Nov 10, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N575CA), W.Hollywood, FL, substantial damage

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.

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