# Accident 19740508013539A: Piper PA24260, Jackson, CA, May 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1974
- Place: Jackson, CA
- Airport: Westover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.3485° N, 120.7728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3485&lon=-120.7728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9435P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9435P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,955 total, 39 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740508013539A

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF END OF RWY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 OAK74AP058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP058), May 8, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N9435P), Jackson, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9435P (1)

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

- [Incident 19860221008809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221008809I), Feb 21, 1986: Piper PA24260 (N9435P), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Gear could not be extended for landing. Landed gear up. Right nose gear door had jammed with cowling.

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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