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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA30 · Meridan, IA · August 9, 1974

Date
August 9, 1974
Place
Meridan, IA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7731Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC75DCD06
Reported as
Piper PA30
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
355 total53 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Descending turn to get clr of clouds. Saw gnd,hit soybean crop on pull-out,dmgd wings.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDING TURN TO GET CLR OF CLOUDS.SAW GND,HIT SOYBEAN CROP ON PULL-OUT,DMGD WINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.