# Accident 19740713021429A: Piper PA28140, Destin, FL, July 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1974
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Ft Walton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4022&lon=-86.4673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214VP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214VP-1977-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 9 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740713021429A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CTL BALL JOINT ASSY P/N 31747-00 DISCONNECTED.AFTR READJUSTMENT COULD NOT BE PULLED LOOSE

## 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 MIA75FLA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLA03), Jul 13, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N214VP), Destin, 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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