# Accident 19741103040139A: Piper PA28151, Mattituck, NY, November 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Mattituck, NY
- Airport: Mattituck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 40.9869° N, 72.5191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MATTITUCK (21N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9869&lon=-72.5191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54385, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54385) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 8 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103040139A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING STRUCK FENCE POST WHILE TAXIING FROM ACTIVE RUNWAY TO RECHECK WEATHER.

## 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 NYC75FHJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ20), Nov 3, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N54385), Mattituck, NY, 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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