# Accident 19740201005829A: Piper J5A, Summerfield, FL, February 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1974
- Place: Summerfield, FL
- Airport: Dallas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 29.0086° N, 82.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerfield, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0086&lon=-82.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38705 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740201005829A

## Narrative

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

MAIN LDG GR CAUGHT ON ROOT.CABAIN STRUCTURE OF LDG GR FAILED.

## 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 MIA74DLD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD60), Feb 1, 1974: Piper J54 (N38705), Summerfield, 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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