19740618017129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Des Moines, IA · June 18, 1974

Date
June 18, 1974
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Dodge Field
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5249W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC74FCD41
Reported as
Piper PA28160
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
81 total20 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft obsvd t/d short.3 tracks obsvd in grass on sod rwy beginning at edge of drainage ditch.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT OBSVD T/D SHORT.3 TRACKS OBSVD IN GRASS ON SOD RWY BEGINNING AT EDGE OF DRAINAGE DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.