# Accident 19741115038639A: Piper PA32300, Cay Verde, November 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1974
- Place: Cay Verde
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N56481, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56481-2012-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 10 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75OKT29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75OKT29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741115038639A

## Narrative

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

DEVIATED ARND WX,BECAME LOST.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION GOVT OF BAHAMA ISLANDS.

## 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 MIA75OKT29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75OKT29), Nov 15, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N56481), Cay Verde, Burkina Faso, 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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