# Accident 19740824028679A: Piper PA28140, Bridgeport, CA, August 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1974
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Airport: Pickle Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.2552° N, 119.2104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2552&lon=-119.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4547T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4547T-1975-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 3 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FXQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FXQ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824028679A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST,LND ON SHORT STRIP. TOOK OFF INTO RISING TERRAIN,NEAR GROSS WT,DENS ALT ABT 9300FT.

## 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 OAK75FXQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FXQ17), Aug 24, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N4547T), Bridgeport, 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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