# Accident 19740127001969A: Piper PA28235, Jaco, January 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1974
- Place: Jaco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N8993W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8993W-1981-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740127001969A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATN UNDR JURISDICTN OF GOVT OF COSTA RICA. ATTMPTD TKOF FROM BEACH.

## 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 FTW74DRG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG61), Jan 27, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N8993W), Jaco, Serbia, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8993W (1)

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

- [Accident 19780623026649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623026649A), Jun 23, 1978: Piper PA28235 (N8993W), Columbus, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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