# NTSB SEA73DYC35: Piper PA-28R, N9456N, Elgin, OR, June 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1973
- Place: Elgin, OR · ELGIN, OR
- Location: 45.5647° N, 117.9213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5647&lon=-117.9213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYC35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2265  73/6/16    ELGIN,OREG          PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 267
        TIME - 1230                    N9456N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WASH              ELGIN,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FST 25 PER CENT OF RWY APPRD ROUGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9456N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9456N-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 28R-35171, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elgin

## 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 19730616014839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730616014839A), Jun 16, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Elgin, OR, Substantial damage. Fst 25 per cent of rwy apprd rough.

## Other investigations on N9456N (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 SEA74AS019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS019), Oct 13, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N9456N), Tenino, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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