# Accident 19740701022529A: Piper PA28R200, Beaumont, TX, July 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1974
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40706, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40706-1974-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75AF001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740701022529A

## Narrative

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

GENL DISINTEGRATION INFLT INCLUDING R WING OUTER PANEL & EMPENNAGE.LINE OF TSTMS RPTD VCNTY ACDT.

## 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 FTW75AF001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF001), Jul 1, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N40706), Beaumont, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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