# Accident 19740718022859A: Piper PA25260, Quincy, WA, July 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1974
- Place: Quincy, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 47.2359° N, 119.8491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2359&lon=-119.8491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8803L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8803L-1977-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 53 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DYG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740718022859A

## Narrative

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

INSUFFICIENT ALT TO RECOVER.

## 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 SEA75DYG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG05), Jul 18, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N8803L), Quincy, WA, 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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