# Accident 19740609019589A: Piper PA23, Cresson, TX, June 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1974
- Place: Cresson, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 32.5299° N, 97.6153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cresson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5299&lon=-97.6153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777AV-1974-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609019589A

## Narrative

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

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## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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