# Accident 19740430014349A: Piper PA25, Hemingford, NE, April 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1974
- Place: Hemingford, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.3213° N, 103.0754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemingford, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3213&lon=-103.0754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6340Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6340Z-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,377 total, 58 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740430014349A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CTCTD GND IN ABT LVL ATTITUDE,LNDG GR AND SPRAY CARRIAGE DMGD.

## 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 MKC74DCJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ38), Apr 30, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N6340Z), Hemingford, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6340Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900317005679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317005679A), Mar 17, 1990: Piper STCPA25 (N6340Z), Sullivan, IL, Destroyed. Took off into strong gusty frontal passage winds. Lost control, wing hit ground and aircraft cartwheeled over fence
- [Incident 19870711052379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711052379I), Jul 11, 1987: Piper PA25 (N6340Z), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. Released banner, landed in field after power loss. No mechanical defects found. Aircraft used auto fuel with no STC.

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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