# Accident 19740824028629A: Piper J4A, Upland, CA, August 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1974
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.1116° N, 117.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CABLE (CCB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1116&lon=-117.6874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24776, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24776) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 21 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DUG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824028629A

## Narrative

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

BOTH TAIL WHEEL SPRINGS FOUND DISCONNECTED. PLT LOST CTL,HIT PARKED ACFT,CESSNA 172 N5383R.SUB DMG

## 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 LAX75DUG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG10), Aug 24, 1974: Piper J4A (N24776), Upland, CA, 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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