# Accident 19740703031229A: Piper PA24250, Valparaiso, IN, July 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1974
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.4540° N, 87.0071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTER COUNTY RGNL (VPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4540&lon=-87.0071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7652P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7652P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,625 total, 300 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FET03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740703031229A

## Narrative

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

IP ATTN DIVERTED TO OTR ACFT ON RWY.LNDG GR DMGD WING SKIN WRINKLED.SHORT FLD LNDG PRACTICE.

## 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 CHI75FET03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET03), Jul 3, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N7652P), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7652P (1)

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

- [Incident 20120831021179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120831021179I), Aug 31, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N7652P), Palmyra, PA, Minor damage. Student pilot: [privacy data omitted],certificate # [privacy data omitted]while under supervision of a certified flight instructor and during landing 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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