# Accident 19740421015899A: Piper PA28R200, Marion, OH, April 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1974
- Place: Marion, OH
- Airport: Marion Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.6163° N, 83.0635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARION MUNI (MNN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6163&lon=-83.0635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55438, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55438-2015-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 13 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421015899A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTNG 25K.

## 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 CHI74FEK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK23), Apr 21, 1974: Piper PA-28R (N55438), Marion, OH, 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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