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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Orlando, FL · July 5, 1974

Date
July 5, 1974
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Herndon
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9397P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA75FLD05
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
649 total51 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Drg eng maint,rags stuffed in air inlet opng to prevent cleaning fluids fm entrg. Rags not rmvd.

As the FAA filed it

DRG ENG MAINT,RAGS STUFFED IN AIR INLET OPNG TO PREVENT CLEANING FLUIDS FM ENTRG.RAGS NOT RMVD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.