# Accident 19740106000919A: Piper J5A, Westford, MA, January 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Place: Westford, MA
- Airport: Brown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.5793° N, 71.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5793&lon=-71.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30313, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30313-2016-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 8 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106000919A

## Narrative

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

WATER,RUST,DIRT FOUND IN FUEL FROM QUICK DRAIN AND STRAINER BOWL.

## 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 NYC74FNA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA31), Jan 6, 1974: Piper J5A (N30313), Westford, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30313 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160810016649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160810016649A), Aug 10, 2016: Piper J5A (N30313), Sandusky, MI, Substantial damage. On August 10, 2016, about 0730 local, NC30313, a Piper J5A with one pilot and one passenger departed lapeer county airport (D95) en route to Sandusky City…

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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