# Accident 19740327006969A: Piper PA32260, Garland, TX, March 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1974
- Place: Garland, TX
- Airport: E Systems
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.9126° N, 96.6389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9126&lon=-96.6389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3775W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3775W-1974-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 79 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740327006969A

## Narrative

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

PLT MADE LANDING INTO WIND AT WRONG AIRPORT.MADE IMMEDIATE DOWN WIND TAKE OFF & HIT WIRES.

## 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 FTW74FPA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPA19), Mar 27, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N3775W), Garland, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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