# Accident 19740622018259A: Piper PA24250, Madison, WI, June 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1974
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Truax Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6847P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6847P-1975-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 386 total, 14 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEP50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740622018259A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK UTILITY POLE.

## 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 CHI74FEP50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP50), Jun 22, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N6847P), Madison, WI, 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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