# Accident 19740621022219A: Piper PA24260, Cape May, NJ, June 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1974
- Place: Cape May, NJ
- Airport: Cape May Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 39.0084° N, 74.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE MAY COUNTY (WWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0084&lon=-74.9085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9339P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9339P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740621022219A

## Narrative

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

PLT HURRIED LDG TO AVOID WX.

## 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 NYC74FHD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD43), Jun 21, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N9339P), Cape May, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9339P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080923850019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080923850019I), Sep 23, 2008: Piper PA24260 (N9339P), Lancaster, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported during interview, that he overshot intended landing zone on runway 13. Overshoot was the result of initiating approach to land with…

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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