# Accident 19740516016879A: Piper PA28140, Johnstown, PA, May 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1974
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Airport: Johnstown Cambria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.3261° N, 78.9191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3261&lon=-78.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6437R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6437R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DGM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740516016879A

## 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 NYC74DGM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGM31), May 16, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N6437R), Johnstown, PA, 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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