# Accident 19740804026829A: Piper PA32260, Grove Hill, AL, August 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1974
- Place: Grove Hill, AL
- Airport: Grove Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 31.6893° N, 87.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Grove Hill Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6893&lon=-87.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3916W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3916W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 36 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740804026829A

## 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 MIA75DKJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ10), Aug 4, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N3916W), Grove Hill, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3916W (1)

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

- [Accident 19891111044989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891111044989A), Nov 11, 1989: Piper PA32260 (N3916W), Mcleansboro, IL, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Collapsed the nose gear.

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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