# Accident 19741208040529A: Piper PA32300, Clarinda, IA, December 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1974
- Place: Clarinda, IA
- Airport: Clarinda Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.7377° N, 95.0337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarinda, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7377&lon=-95.0337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4075W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4075W-1992-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,374 total, 300 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741208040529A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC75FCD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD25), Dec 8, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N4075W), Clarinda, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4075W (3)

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

- [Accident 19910814034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910814034439A), Aug 14, 1991: Piper PA32300 (N4075W), Gustavus, AK, Destroyed, 6 fatal. Flew into side of cloud obscured mountain.
- [Incident 19910510019989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910510019989I), May 10, 1991: Piper PA32300 (N4075W), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Engine cowling came loose after takeoff. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19901121061589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901121061589I), Nov 21, 1990: Piper PA32300 (N4075W), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Top cowling came loose. Impacted aircraft. Oil cap came off. Oil covered wind screen. Safe emergency landing.

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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