# Accident 19740124002779A: Piper PA28140, Pineville, WV, January 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1974
- Place: Pineville, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.5895° N, 81.5352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pineville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5895&lon=-81.5352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7285J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7285J-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 72 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DIJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740124002779A

## Narrative

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

INST CONDITIONS.VACUUM PUMP DRIVE SHEARED.CRASH LNDD ON MTN.

## 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 IAD74DIJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ09), Jan 24, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N7285J), Pineville, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7285J (1)

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

- [Incident 19980720030529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720030529I), Jul 20, 1998: Piper PA28140 (N7285J), Wichita, KS. Mr. Green, solo pilot, became disoriented and thought he was landing at el dorado, Kansas, when, in fact, he was flying toward mcconnell afab. He realized his…

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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