# Accident 19740929032619A: Piper PA34200, Early, OK, September 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1974
- Place: Early, OK
- Airport: King Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N16397, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16397-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,907 total, 360 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DPJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740929032619A

## Narrative

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

HIT SOFT SPOT IN HARD TOP PORTION OF HARD TOP/SOD PVT STRIP.

## 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 FTW75DPJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPJ08), Sep 29, 1974: Piper PA-34 (N16397), Early, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16397 (1)

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

- [Accident 19991025030459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991025030459A), Oct 25, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N16397), Hopedale, MA, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 25, about 1020 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200, N16397, was substantially damaged while landing at the Hopedale Industrial Park…

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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