# Accident 19740920035089A: Piper PA34200, Olney, IL, September 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1974
- Place: Olney, IL
- Airport: Olney-Noble
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.7218° N, 88.1764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLNEY-NOBLE (OLY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7218&lon=-88.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55061 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 70 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740920035089A

## Narrative

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

UNEVEN TERRAIN.MANEUVER TO AVOID HEAVY EQMT.

## 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 CHI75FEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV05), Sep 20, 1974: Piper PA-34 (N55061), Olney, IL, 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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