# NTSB SEA74DYC30: Piper PA-28, N55620, Mocalla, OR, December 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1973
- Place: Mocalla, OR · MOCALLA, OR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYC30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4075  73/12/30   MOCALLA,OREG        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N55620              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEARSON,WASH                MOCALLA,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55620](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55620-2018-01-05), registration cancelled 2018-01-05, S/N 28-7325445, built 1973 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hutchinson

## 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 19731230040539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731230040539A), Dec 30, 1973: Piper PA28140, Mocalla, OR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N55620 (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 CEN13FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA030), Oct 25, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N55620), Maryland Heights, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to activate the carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.

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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