# Accident 19740217003619A: Piper PA24250, Bay City, MI, February 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1974
- Place: Bay City, MI
- Airport: James Clements
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 43.5469° N, 83.8955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAMES CLEMENTS MUNI (3CM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5469&lon=-83.8955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7805P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7805P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 38 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740217003619A

## Narrative

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

LDG GR JAMMD IN INTMD POS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WORN NSE GR ALIGNR ASSY(P/N 21725-00).

## 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 CHI74FEM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM41), Feb 17, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N7805P), Bay City, 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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