# Accident 19740608014199A: Piper PA24260, Newburyport, MA, June 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1974
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N892RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N892RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740608014199A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF PAVED RUNWAY IN NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 NYC74FNA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA42), Jun 8, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N892RC), Newburyport, MA, 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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