# Accident 19740324006949A: Piper PA30, Charlotte, NC, March 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1974
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Wilgrove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8410Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8410Y-1994-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 120 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740324006949A

## Narrative

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

R WG SPAR BROKEN.

## 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 IAD74DKM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM48), Mar 24, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N8410Y), Charlotte, NC, 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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