# Accident 19741004033659A: Piper PA24260, Haverhill, MA, October 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1974
- Place: Haverhill, MA
- Airport: Haverhill-Rivrsde
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 42.7762° N, 71.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haverhill, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7762&lon=-71.0773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8859P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859P-1976-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 102 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741004033659A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT STARTED GO-AROUND IN NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE INSTRUCTOR LOWERED NOSE TO PREVENT STALL HIT TREE.

## 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 NYC75FNA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA20), Oct 4, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N8859P), Haverhill, MA, 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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