# Accident 19740507015939A: Piper PA25260, Bovina, TX, May 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1974
- Place: Bovina, TX
- Airport: Parmer County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.5157° N, 102.8847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bovina, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5157&lon=-102.8847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8673L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8673L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,290 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DQG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740507015939A

## Narrative

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

HIT DITCH.

## 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 FTW74DQG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG71), May 7, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N8673L), Bovina, 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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