# Accident 19740523014539A: Piper PA36285, Chataignier, LA, May 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1974
- Place: Chataignier, LA
- Airport: Chataignier Ag
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.5696° N, 92.3168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chataignier, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5696&lon=-92.3168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55909, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55909-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740523014539A

## 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 FTW74FRD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD43), May 23, 1974: Piper PA-36 (N55909), Chataignier, LA, 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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