19741216040669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Augusta, ME · December 16, 1974

Date
December 16, 1974
Place
Augusta, ME
Airport
Augusta State
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8726P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC75FNC21
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,619 total27 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Attempted forced landing on interstate highway,missed as road turned,struck ditch. Dark night.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY,MISSED AS ROAD TURNED,STRUCK DITCH.DARK NIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.