# Accident 19740106000359A: Piper PA28140, Danbury, TX, January 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Place: Danbury, TX
- Airport: Garrett Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.2918° N, 95.3593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARRETT RANCH (77XS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2918&lon=-95.3593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7401J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7401J-1975-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 135 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106000359A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTMPTD T/O ON ROAD WITH PARKD CAR BLKNG FULL USE OF ROAD.ADJ RANCH STRIP TOO SOFT FOR USE.

## 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 FTW74DRA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA22), Jan 6, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N7401J), Danbury, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7401J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750603022539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750603022539A), Jun 3, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N7401J), Bryan, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt used throttle abruptly,AD 72-24-2 req placard,ncw. Hit pipe scaffold. Pax blood alc lvl 0.29 pct

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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