# Accident 19740705021099A: Piper PA31, Chatsworth, GA, July 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1974
- Place: Chatsworth, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.7795° N, 84.7865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatsworth, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7795&lon=-84.7865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11HW-1975-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN003-128127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705021099A

## Narrative

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

RCVRY DATE 7/10/74-TSTMS THRU AREA,HVY RAIN,MTN PEAKS IN CLDS.ACFT HIT MTN ABT 4000FT MSL.

## 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 NYC75AN003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN003-128127), Jul 5, 1974: Piper PA-31 (N11HW), Chatsworth, GA, substantial damage, 1 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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