# Accident 19741105037249A: Piper PA25260, Roarng Sprngs, TX, November 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1974
- Place: Roarng Sprngs, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Location: 33.8992° N, 100.8561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roaring Springs, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8992&lon=-100.8561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8555L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8555L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming L-540-T4B5 (registry code 41563, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-l-540-t4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 10 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741105037249A

## Narrative

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

PLT CLAIMED FLAT TIRE. LND ON NARROW DIRT RD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8555L (1)

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

- [Accident 20140924019799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140924019799A), Sep 24, 2014: Piper PA-25-260 (N8555L), Waialua, HI, Substantial damage. The pilot departed hdh airfield at 11:10 am on a glider tow to 3000 feet. During the descent at approximately 2000 feet the aircraft lost power. The pilot…

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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