# Accident 19740720024369A: Piper PA32260, Port Barre, LA, July 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Port Barre, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.5555° N, 91.9560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Barre, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5555&lon=-91.9560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3765W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3765W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,602 total, 68 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720024369A

## Narrative

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

EXHST CLUSTER SEPARATED. CAUSD ENG FUEL FIRE.EVDNCE OF PRE-EXSTNG CRACKS. ROLLED INTO DITCH

## 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 FTW75FRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD05), Jul 20, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N3765W), Port Barre, LA, 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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