# Accident 19740226004119A: Piper PA32260, Dekalb, IL, February 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1974
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Dekalb Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.9282° N, 88.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeKalb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-88.7476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4803S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4803S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 334 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEE58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740226004119A

## Narrative

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

ACFT DRIFTING SLIGHTLY TO R DRG T/D.

## 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 CHI74DEE58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE58), Feb 26, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N4803S), Dekalb, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4803S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001109041819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001109041819A), Nov 9, 2000: Piper PA32260 (N4803S), Lime Village, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) As aircraft N4803S was on final approach to runway 09 at Lime Village. The weather at the time was light rain and the temperature around 39 degrees f.…

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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