# Accident 19740805027339A: Piper PA28140, Sylacauga, AL, August 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1974
- Place: Sylacauga, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 33.1887° N, 86.2748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylacauga, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1887&lon=-86.2748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9517W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9517W-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 9 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805027339A

## 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 MIA75DKJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ08), Aug 5, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N9517W), Sylacauga, AL, 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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