# Accident 19740512012859A: Piper PA28180, Tecumseh, NE, May 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1974
- Place: Tecumseh, NE
- Airport: New Tecumseh Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.3718° N, 96.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3718&lon=-96.1887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9258J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9258J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 12 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCJ41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512012859A

## Narrative

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

ARPT UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOT MARKED AS CLOSED RWY.SOFT WITH TALL GRASS.

## 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 MKC74FCJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCJ41), May 12, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N9258J), Tecumseh, NE, 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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