# Accident 19740705030739A: Piper PA24260, Orlando, FL, July 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1974
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Herndon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9397P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9397P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 649 total, 51 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705030739A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA75FLD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD05), Jul 5, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N9397P), Orlando, FL, substantial damage

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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