# Accident 19740803021679A: Piper PA25235, Lagrange, NC, August 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1974
- Place: Lagrange, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.3065° N, 77.7899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grange, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3065&lon=-77.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6548Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6548Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 302 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DLJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740803021679A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD75DLJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ04), Aug 3, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N6548Z), Lagrange, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6548Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20240926013989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240926013989A), Sep 26, 2024: Piper PA-25-235 (N6548Z), Muskogee, OK, Substantial damage. The pilot was on a day VFR flight dispensing agricultural chemicals. After returning from the third agricultural chemical load. The pilot stated the aircraft…

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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