# Accident 19740704023539A: Piper PA23250, Acme, PA, July 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1974
- Place: Acme, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.1267° N, 79.4286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Acme, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1267&lon=-79.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5084Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5084Y-1975-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,332 total, 26 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704023539A

## Narrative

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

RCVRY DATE 7/20/74.ENCNTRD SVR TSTM.

## 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 NYC75AN001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN001), Jul 4, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N5084Y), Acme, PA, destroyed, 5 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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