# Accident 19740703019819A: Piper PA34200, Myerstown, PA, July 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1974
- Place: Myerstown, PA
- Airport: Lebannon Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.3721° N, 76.3056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myerstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3721&lon=-76.3056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42866, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42866) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 727 total, 53 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740703019819A

## Narrative

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

PLT ELECTED TO LND AT UNLGTD ARPT.T/D IN WHEAT FIELD ADJ TO RWY.

## 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 NYC75FGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT01), Jul 3, 1974: Piper PA-34 (N42866), Myerstown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N42866 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990722029789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990722029789I), Jul 22, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N42866), Myerstown, PA, Minor damage. (-23) 9/9/99 - A Mr. Dave hildebrand (717)886-2184 called to report an incident that occurred on 7/22/99, involving PA-34 N42866 having a propeller strike a…
- [Incident 19850128004649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850128004649I), Jan 28, 1985: Piper PA34200 (N42866), Hudson, NY, Minor damage. Right gear light indicated unsafe. Cycled gear but unsafe light remained. Gear collapsed on rollout.

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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