# Accident 19740419009739A: Piper PA25235, Utica, MT, April 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1974
- Place: Utica, MT
- Airport: Roger Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 46.9678° N, 110.0935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9678&lon=-110.0935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7323Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,906 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FTI21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740419009739A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED TO RWY TWICE & HIT FENCE.

## 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 SEA74FTI21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI21), Apr 19, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N7323Z), Utica, MT, 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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