# Accident 19740204002339A: Piper PA28140, Charlotte, MI, February 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1974
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Fitch H Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.5741° N, 84.8121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCH H BEACH (FPK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5741&lon=-84.8121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3648K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3648K) (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: 40 total, 21 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740204002339A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI74DEM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM39), Feb 4, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N3648K), Charlotte, MI, 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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