# Accident 19740104000179A: Piper PA32300, Jasper, AL, January 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1974
- Place: Jasper, AL
- Airport: Walker Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.8642° N, 87.2602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Walker County Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8642&lon=-87.2602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4061R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4061R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 259 total, 146 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740104000179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

REIL INOP.UN LOCATE ARPT AFTR TKOF DUE LOW CEILING AND VIS.SLID APRX 20FT DWN INCLINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA74DKJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ40), Jan 4, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N4061R), Jasper, AL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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