# Accident 19740702018309A: Piper PA28140, Columbus, TX, July 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1974
- Place: Columbus, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.7028° N, 96.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7028&lon=-96.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9894W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9894W-1975-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 254 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DQD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740702018309A

## Narrative

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

PLT OVERFLEW PLANNED ENROUTE STOP.

## 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 DEN75DQD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQD01), Jul 2, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N9894W), Columbus, NM, 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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