# Accident 19740314004319A: Piper PA24400, Highland Bch, FL, March 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1974
- Place: Highland Bch, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.3785° N, 80.1077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOCA RATON (BCT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3785&lon=-80.1077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8609P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8609P-1975-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKT62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKT62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740314004319A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN WATER TO AVOID PEOPLE.NR 2 CON ROD FAILED.CYL ASSEM RPLCD 7HR PREV.NO COND CK MADE OF ROD.

## 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 MIA74FKT62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKT62), Mar 14, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N8609P), Highland Bch, FL, 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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