# Accident 19740715035489A: Piper PA28180, Grafton, OH, July 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1974
- Place: Grafton, OH
- Airport: White
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.2841° N, 82.0300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grafton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2841&lon=-82.0300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N940BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N940BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 150 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740715035489A

## Narrative

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

RT REAR FLOAT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

## 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 CHI75FEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI02), Jul 15, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N940BW), Grafton, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N940BW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130428008029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130428008029I), Apr 28, 2013: Piper PA-28-180 (N940BW), El Reno, OK, Minor damage. Pilot report he was cleared from wiley post pwa to hollister, OK. At cruise he noted the engine running rough. He landed at El Reno F28. Cylnder failed,…

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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