# Accident 19740427010119A: Piper PA39, Tangier Isl, VA, April 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Tangier Isl, VA
- Airport: Tangier Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 37.8259° N, 75.9977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TANGIER ISLAND (TGI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8259&lon=-75.9977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8844Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8844Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-39 (registry code 7103902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FID35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427010119A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD74FID35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID35), Apr 27, 1974: Piper PA-39 (N8844Y), Tangier Isl, VA, 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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