# NTSB OAK74DVG02: Piper PA-28, N4439T, Napa, CA, July 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1973
- Place: Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2232   73/7/9    NAPA,CALIF          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 0642                    N4439T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPA,CALIF                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD NSE WHL FIRST.HIT END OF RWY.NSE GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4439T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4439T-2000-03-16), registration cancelled 2000-03-16, S/N 28R-7235051 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Napa County

## 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 19730709018889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730709018889A), Jul 9, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Lndd nse whl first. Hit end of rwy. Nse gr collapsed.

## Other investigations on N4439T (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 FTW93LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA120), Apr 8, 1993: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4439T), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COWLING LATCH RESULTING IN DETERIORATING AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE AND A FORCED LANDING.

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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