# Accident 19741017036009A: Piper PA32300, Atlanta, GA, October 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1974
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8901N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8901N-1975-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 16 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FKG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741017036009A

## Narrative

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

WHEN ENG COUGHED PLT SELECTED ANOTHER TANK.WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED PLT SWITCHED BACK.FUEL INJ ENG.

## 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 MIA75FKG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG39), Oct 17, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N8901N), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8901N (1)

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

- [Accident 19750928034169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750928034169A), Sep 28, 1975: Piper PA32300 (N8901N), West End, Destroyed. Investigation under jurisdiction of the bahamian govt.

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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