# Accident 19740126002819A: Piper PA28140, Plympton, MA, January 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1974
- Place: Plympton, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.9529° N, 70.8145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plympton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9529&lon=-70.8145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55904, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55904-1974-03-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 118 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740126002819A

## Narrative

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

NO FUEL R TANK,L TANK ABT 4-5 GAL.R TANK LOST PWR SWITCHED L.STARTED 2-3 TIMES SWITCHED BACK TO R.

## 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 NYC74FNA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA33), Jan 26, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N55904), Plympton, MA, destroyed

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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