# Accident 19740310005249A: Piper PA24250, Lima, OH, March 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1974
- Place: Lima, OH
- Airport: Allen County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.7407° N, 84.1121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lima, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7407&lon=-84.1121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7699P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 695 total, 94 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEK17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740310005249A

## Narrative

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

ATTN DIVERTED TO KITES FLYING NR APCH PATH.GR WARN HORN SWITCH LOOSE IN BRACKET.

## 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 CHI74FEK17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK17), Mar 10, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N7699P), Lima, OH, 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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