# Accident 19740824028649A: Piper PA25235, Simmesport, LA, August 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1974
- Place: Simmesport, LA
- Airport: Moreauville Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.9811° N, 91.8143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simmesport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9811&lon=-91.8143&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4634Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4634Y-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DRJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824028649A

## Narrative

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

HEAVY LOAD ABD.

## 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 FTW75DRJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ09), Aug 24, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N4634Y), Simmesport, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4634Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19800909069899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909069899I), Sep 9, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N4634Y), White Castle, LA, Minor damage. Pilot struck a wire during a spray run.

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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