19740128002289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Emlenton, PA · January 28, 1974

Date
January 28, 1974
Place
Emlenton, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6481J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC74AN067
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total0 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witness obsd light fog made hills indistinct. Acft hit trees abt 1500FT MSL.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS OBSD LIGHT FOG MADE HILLS INDISTINCT.ACFT HIT TREES ABT 1500FT MSL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.