# Accident 19740731021659A: Piper PA32RT300, Honesdale, PA, July 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.5156° N, 75.2516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY RIDGE (N30), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5156&lon=-75.2516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8967N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8967N-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731021659A

## Narrative

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

PLT LANDED 110 FT SHORT OF RWY.LEFT GEAR STRUCK A LARGE ROCK.

## 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 NYC75FHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA05), Jul 31, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N8967N), Honesdale, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8967N (1)

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

- [Accident 19781121040689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121040689A), Nov 21, 1978: Piper PA32RT300 (N8967N), North Canton, OH, Destroyed

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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