# Accident 19740712037319A: Piper PA28R200, Valparaiso, FL, July 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1974
- Place: Valparaiso, FL
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.4899° N, 86.5142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valparaiso, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4899&lon=-86.5142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15409, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15409-2018-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740712037319A

## Narrative

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

PLT DITCHED ACFT IN GULF OF MEXICO.WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 MIA75DLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLA02), Jul 12, 1974: Piper PA-28R (N15409), Valparaiso, FL, destroyed

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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