# Accident 19741201043249A: Piper PA24250, Fredonia, AL, December 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1974
- Place: Fredonia, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.9836° N, 85.2923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredonia, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9836&lon=-85.2923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5231P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5231P-1997-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741201043249A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA75DKJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ35), Dec 1, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N5231P), Fredonia, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5231P (1)

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

- [Accident 19940409000151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409000151A), Apr 9, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N5231P), Farmingdale, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Made descending turn to final and collided with N757KN that was lower on final. 152 wing folded. Both fell together

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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