# Accident 19740623017919A: Piper PA12, Newton, KS, June 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1974
- Place: Newton, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.0377° N, 97.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-97.3450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4044M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4044M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 200 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCQ44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740623017919A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN PLOWED WHEAT 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 MKC74FCQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCQ44), Jun 23, 1974: Piper PA-12 (N4044M), Newton, KS, 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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