# Accident 19740914030529A: Piper PA16, Ardmore, OK, September 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Downtown Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.1743° N, 97.1436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ardmore, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1743&lon=-97.1436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5757H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5757H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 80 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DPJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPJ05-136903) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740914030529A

## Narrative

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

TEN FOOT HIGH DIRT BANK PARALLEL TO RWY.

## 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 FTW75DPJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPJ05-136903), Sep 14, 1974: Piper PA-16 (N5757H), Ardmore, OK, 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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