# Accident 19740405006239A: Piper PA32260, Montego B, April 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1974
- Place: Montego B
- Airport: Grange Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N5559J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5559J-2012-08-23) (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: 510 total, 9 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB UNK74X0103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK74X0103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740405006239A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 UNK74X0103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK74X0103), Apr 5, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N5559J), Montego B, Jamaica, incident, minor 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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