# Accident 19740802027279A: Piper PA36285, Winnemucca, NV, August 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1974
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.9644° N, 117.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnemucca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9644&lon=-117.7246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40915, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40915-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 103 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FXQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FXQ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740802027279A

## Narrative

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

LND IN DESERT.

## 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 OAK75FXQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FXQ09), Aug 2, 1974: Piper PA-36 (N40915), Winnemucca, NV, 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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