# Accident 19741123042439A: Piper PA28160, Wauchula, FL, November 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1974
- Place: Wauchula, FL
- Airport: Wauchula Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 27.5149° N, 81.8805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAUCHULA MUNI (CHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5149&lon=-81.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5037W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5037W-1976-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 44 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DLD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741123042439A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATMTD TURN TO OTR RWY.DRG BRAKING ACFT SLID ON GRASS STRUCK BUSHES AND DRAIN DITCH.

## 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 MIA75DLD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD36), Nov 23, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N5037W), Wauchula, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5037W (1)

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

- [Accident 19750705021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705021539A), Jul 5, 1975: Piper PA28160 (N5037W), Ruskin, FL, Substantial damage. Oil pres line p/n 6363500 to oil cooler ruptured. Ovr bay headed for shore line when eng seized.

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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