# Accident 19740313005939A: Piper PA28R200, Toccoa, GA, March 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1974
- Place: Toccoa, GA
- Airport: Toccoa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.5821° N, 83.3272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toccoa, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5821&lon=-83.3272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5225T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5225T) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,699 total, 122 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740313005939A

## Narrative

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

2 1/8IN OIL QUICK DRAIN PLUG INSTLD,GR RETRACT CK NOT DONE.DRG RETRACT NOSE GR SCISSOR CTCD VALVE.

## 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 MIA74FKG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG58), Mar 13, 1974: Piper PA-28R (N5225T), Toccoa, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5225T (1)

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

- [Incident 19960111006699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960111006699I), Jan 11, 1996: Piper PA28R200 (N5225T), Flagstaff, AZ. Narrative: after takeoff, at 400 feet AGL, the pilot reported he smelled "electrical" smoke and saw a 4" long, 1" diameter column of smoke near the fuel gauge.…

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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