# Accident 19740618017129A: Piper PA28160, Des Moines, IA, June 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1974
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Dodge Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5249W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5249W-1974-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 20 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCD41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618017129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC74FCD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCD41), Jun 18, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N5249W), Des Moines, IA, 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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