# Accident 19740418008609A: Airpts A9, Lyford, TX, April 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1974
- Place: Lyford, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 26.4146° N, 97.7893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4146&lon=-97.7893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7275V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 282 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418008609A

## Narrative

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

PLT ENCOUNTRD TURBLNCE OF LEAD ACFT.WND CALM.

## 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 FTW74DRG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG73), Apr 18, 1974: Callair A-9 (N7275V), Lyford, TX, 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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