# Accident 19740313005259A: Piper PA28140, Bowie, TX, March 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1974
- Place: Bowie, TX
- Airport: Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.5570° N, 97.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5570&lon=-97.8462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3649K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3649K-1974-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 364 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740313005259A

## Narrative

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

SHORT SOD STRIP.SETTLED STRIKING FENCE AT END OF RWY.

## 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 FTW74DPD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD37), Mar 13, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N3649K), Bowie, TX, 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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