# Accident 19740301004179A: Piper PA24250, Fairbury, NE, March 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1974
- Place: Fairbury, NE
- Airport: Fairbury
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.1820° N, 97.1679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBURY MUNI (FBY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1820&lon=-97.1679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7729P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7729P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 46 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740301004179A

## Narrative

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

PLT RTRCTD GR INSTEAD OF FLAPS.

## 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 MKC74DCJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ31), Mar 1, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N7729P), Fairbury, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7729P (2)

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

- [Accident 19970511010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970511010759A), May 11, 1997: Piper PA24250 (N7729P), Mapleton, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on private sod runway, ran off side of runway and left landing gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19911213059799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911213059799I), Dec 13, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N7729P), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Ammeter showing dischare. Left gear not down. Elected to retract gear. Priority handling requested.

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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