# Accident 19741001031969A: Piper PA28180, Fort Dodge, IA, October 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1974
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA
- Airport: Ft Dodge Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.5512° N, 94.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT DODGE RGNL (FOD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5512&lon=-94.1918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5322L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5322L-2010-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 75 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741001031969A

## Narrative

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

PLT CONCERNED WITH 2 OTR ACFT THAT CUT IN FRONT OF CHEROKEE THAT HE WAS FOLLOWING.

## 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 MKC75FCD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD18), Oct 1, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N5322L), Fort Dodge, IA, 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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