# Accident 19740919034909A: Piper PA24400, Fairmont, MN, September 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1974
- Place: Fairmont, MN
- Airport: Fairmont
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 43.6439° N, 94.4156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRMONT MUNI (FRM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6439&lon=-94.4156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11CG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11CG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,028 total, 50 in this make and model, 305 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DER23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740919034909A

## Narrative

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

LDG GEAR SWITCH IN UP POSITION ON TKOF RUN.

## 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 MKC75DER23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER23), Sep 19, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N11CG), Fairmont, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11CG (3)

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

- [Incident 19861220076709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861220076709I), Dec 20, 1986: Piper PA24260 (N11CG), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Aircraft was landed with the gear retracted. Warning horn sounded too late for a go around.
- [Accident 19751018042639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751018042639A), Oct 18, 1975: Piper PA24260 (N11CG), Ekalaka, MT, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740517015989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740517015989A), May 17, 1974: Piper PA24260 (N11CG), Fairmont, MN, 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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