# Accident 19740804027319A: Piper PA30, Madison, WI, August 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1974
- Place: Madison, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7690Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7690Y-2025-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,476 total, 260 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740804027319A

## Narrative

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

EXCEEDED VNE.STAB BENT.

## 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 CHI75DEP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP17), Aug 4, 1974: Piper PA-30 (N7690Y), Madison, WI, 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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