# Accident 19741107038549A: Piper PA28180, Olean, NY, November 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1974
- Place: Olean, NY
- Airport: Olean Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.0837° N, 78.4349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olean, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0837&lon=-78.4349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9158J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9158J-1975-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 22 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741107038549A

## Narrative

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

AFCT STRUCK TREES ABT 70 FT HIGH APPROX 1MI SE OF ARPT.WX IN AREA 200 CEILING VIS 1/4 MI.

## 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 NYC75AN059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN059), Nov 7, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N9158J), Olean, NY, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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