# Accident 19740224005159A: Piper PA28R200, Tuscola, IL, February 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1974
- Place: Tuscola, IL
- Airport: Tuscola
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.7812° N, 88.3064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUSCOLA (K96), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7812&lon=-88.3064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5099S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5099S-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 13 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEV39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740224005159A

## Narrative

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

VALVE TAPPET BODIES NR 1 AND 2 CYL BKN.HIT CESSNA N42615 PARKED NR RWY THRESHOLD,OFF HARD SURFACE.

## 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 CHI74FEV39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV39), Feb 24, 1974: Piper PA-28R (N5099S), Tuscola, IL, 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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