# Accident 19741013033819A: Piper PA24260, Hntgton Bch, CA, October 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1974
- Place: Hntgton Bch, CA
- Airport: Meadowlark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.6613° N, 121.6936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWLARK FLD (63CN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6613&lon=-121.6936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8599P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741013033819A

## Narrative

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

CLANDESTINE TRANSPORTATION OF 400 KILOS OF MARIJUANA.LDG MADE IN ROUGH GRASS FIELD

## 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 LAX75FUA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA12), Oct 13, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N8599P), Hntgton Bch, CA, 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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