# Accident 19740623018959A: Piper PA32300, Pacific City, OR, June 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1974
- Place: Pacific City, OR
- Airport: Pacific City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 45.2049° N, 123.9545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacific City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2049&lon=-123.9545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4429T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4429T-1981-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 38 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYC62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740623018959A

## Narrative

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

HIT SHORT & BOUNCED.WG STRUCK RWY,ACFT VEERED INTO DITCH.GUSTS TO 30K.

## 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 SEA74DYC62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC62), Jun 23, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N4429T), Pacific City, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4429T (1)

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

- [Accident 19800821037669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800821037669A), Aug 21, 1980: Piper PA32300 (N4429T), Choteau, MT, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Engine quit on final. Airplane struck hill off approach end of runway. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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