# Accident 19740602022139A: Piper PA24400, Nw Smyrna Bch, FL, June 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1974
- Place: Nw Smyrna Bch, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.0802° N, 81.0466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRUCE CREEK (7FL6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0802&lon=-81.0466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8532P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8532P-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,112 total, 705 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLD93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD93) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602022139A

## Narrative

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

DEMO OF ACFT PERF.ATMTD L/O AT 100MPH IAS,LATER AT SPDS UP TO 120MPH.CTLS FND FULLY FUNCTIONAL.

## 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 MIA74FLD93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD93), Jun 2, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N8532P), Nw Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8532P (2)

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

- [Incident 20190827011689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190827011689I), Aug 27, 2019: Piper PA-24-400 (N8532P), Tifton, GA, Minor damage. On Tuesday 8/27/2019, [privacy data omitted] was flying his Piper PA-24, N8532P, from steinhatchee, FL to Tifton, GA. It was a sunny day with light winds. At…
- [Incident 19960211010519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960211010519I), Feb 11, 1996: Piper PA24400 (N8532P), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: doing touch and gos at time of incident. Torrance bailey in right seat on controls. Mike taraska stated that he was PIC. Lost control and veered off…

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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