# Accident 19740621020719A: Piper PA24250, Center, CO, June 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1974
- Place: Center, CO
- Airport: Leach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.7849° N, 106.0469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEACH (1V8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7849&lon=-106.0469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5242P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5242P) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 190 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE88) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740621020719A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN74DTE88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE88), Jun 21, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N5242P), Center, CO, 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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