# Accident 19740517015999A: Piper PA28180, S.Charleston, WV, May 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1974
- Place: S.Charleston, WV
- Airport: Spring Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 38.3408° N, 81.7108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3408&lon=-81.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9442J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9442J-2012-11-20) (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: 71 total, 39 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DIJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740517015999A

## Narrative

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

MAIN GR STRUCK A SMALL WOODEN BLDG LOCATED AT END OF RWY.

## 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 IAD74DIJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ16), May 17, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N9442J), S.Charleston, WV, 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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