# NTSB SEA73DVE41: Piper PA-28, N55435, Port Townsnd, WA, June 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1973
- Place: Port Townsnd, WA · PORT TOWNSND, WA
- Location: 48.1218° N, 122.7879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Townsend, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1218&lon=-122.7879&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DVE41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DVE41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2641  73/6/30    PORT TOWNSND,WASH   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N55435              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY VALLEY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT TOWNSND,WASH           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT NOT CERT FOR SOLO.ACFT WENT OVR EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55435](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55435-1988-10-21), registration cancelled 1988-10-21, S/N 28R7335233 (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: Sky Valley Ranch

## 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 19730630022429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730630022429A), Jun 30, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Port Townsnd, WA, Substantial damage. Plt not cert for solo. Acft went ovr embankment.

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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