# Accident 19740127021189A: Piper L4B, Titusville, FL, January 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1974
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33JG-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-85 (registry code 7100525, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-85) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC176B series (registry code 27006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLD59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740127021189A

## Narrative

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

WINDOW OBSD OPEN IN FLT,BROKE OFF ACFT. PLT SAW GROUND WITNESS HOLDING WINDOW.

## 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 MIA74FLD59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD59), Jan 27, 1974: Piper J3 (N33JG), Titusville, FL, 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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