# Accident 19740727030069A: Piper PA24250, Americus, GA, July 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1974
- Place: Americus, GA
- Airport: Souther Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.0742° N, 84.2226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Americus, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0742&lon=-84.2226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6973P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6973P-1977-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,874 total, 323 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740727030069A

## Narrative

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

HALF WAY DN RWY IAS READ ZERO.

## 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 MIA75DKG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG09), Jul 27, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N6973P), Americus, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6973P (1)

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

- [Accident 19761205037989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761205037989A), Dec 5, 1976: Piper PA24250 (N6973P), Kimball, NE, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was taken without owners authorization. Blood alcohol lvl 129 mg pct.

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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