# Accident 19740609015289A: Piper PA24250, Fresno, CA, June 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1974
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Term
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7698P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7698P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,752 total, 52 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVA71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609015289A

## Narrative

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

ACFT HIT HUMP,BECAME AIRBORNE.PLT RETRACTED GR.ACFT SETTLED TO GRND.

## 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 OAK74DVA71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA71), Jun 9, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N7698P), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7698P (1)

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

- [Incident 19851115076349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851115076349I), Nov 15, 1985: Piper PA24250 (N7698P), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit and orange glow from cowling on takeoff. Landed with gear in transit. Exhaust manifold cracked.

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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