# Accident 19740724028169A: Piper PA28R200, Pittsburgh, PA, July 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1974
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4809T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4809T-2012-08-27) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 37 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740724028169A

## Narrative

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

L GR TRUSS ASSY P/N67544-00.PLT RQSTD TO EXPEDITE TURNOFF.

## 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 NYC75FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM01), Jul 24, 1974: Piper PA-28R (N4809T), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4809T (2)

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

- [Accident 19800911042539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800911042539A), Sep 11, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N4809T), Troy, NC, Destroyed. Pilot departed airport at night in poor weather conditions. Crashed four miles from airport.
- [Accident 19730611015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730611015589A), Jun 11, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N4809T), Washington, PA, Substantial damage. Diverted attn to acft on emgcy ldg in opposite direction.

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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