# Accident 19740116000259A: Piper PA24260, Quihi, TX, January 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1974
- Place: Quihi, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.3916° N, 99.0300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quihi, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3916&lon=-99.0300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9172P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9172P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,323 total, 9 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740116000259A

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE POWER LOSS AT NITE.ATTEMPTED POWER OFF LANDING ON ROAD.PLT SAID R MAIN READ 1/2 FULL.

## 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 FTW74DRG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG49), Jan 16, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N9172P), Quihi, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N9172P (2)

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

- [Incident 19811129082791I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811129082791I), Nov 29, 1981: Piper PA24260 (N9172P), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Za zg pilot noted engine noise and vibration and landed. Engine seized when rotated 360 degrees. Cause to be found.
- [Accident 19790429008209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429008209A), Apr 29, 1979: Piper PA24260 (N9172P), La Paz, BL, Substantial damage. Pilot landed short on overrun of dirt strip. .the rough ground sheared off the airplanes landing gear.

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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