# Accident 19740127003389A: Piper PA28140, Detroit Lake, MN, January 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1974
- Place: Detroit Lake, MN
- Airport: Detroit Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 46.8243° N, 95.8833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8243&lon=-95.8833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6604W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6604W) (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: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DER37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740127003389A

## Narrative

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

T/D NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.MN GR MADE ONLY OCCASIONAL CTCT WITH RWY.

## 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 MKC74DER37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER37), Jan 27, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N6604W), Detroit Lake, MN, substantial damage

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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