# Accident 19740620029059A: Piper PA28140, Washington, IN, June 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1974
- Place: Washington, IN
- Airport: Daviess Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.7008° N, 87.1313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVIESS COUNTY (DCY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7008&lon=-87.1313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7344J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7344J-1976-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740620029059A

## Narrative

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

L FUEL TANK 18 GAL R FUEL TANK EMPTY.LNDD IN CORN FLD.

## 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 CHI74FEA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA45), Jun 20, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N7344J), Washington, IN, 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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