# Accident 19740626031209A: Piper PA30, Freeland, MI, June 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1974
- Place: Freeland, MI
- Airport: Tri-City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 43.5175° N, 84.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5175&lon=-84.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7745Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7745Y-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,229 total, 57 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEM67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740626031209A

## Narrative

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

LNDG GR MOTOR P/N 21286-00 WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED MALFUNCTION.R AUX TANK 2 1/8 GAL,OTRS NONE

## 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 CHI74FEM67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM67), Jun 26, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N7745Y), Freeland, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7745Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19970105005159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970105005159I), Jan 5, 1997: Piper PA30 (N7745Y), Venice, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot took off, gear did not retract, cycled gear a few times, gear failed to retract, green light remained on. Pilot proceeded to land, nose gear…

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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