# Accident 19741216040669A: Piper PA24260, Augusta, ME, December 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1974
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.3207° N, 69.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA STATE (AUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3207&lon=-69.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8726P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8726P-1975-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,619 total, 27 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741216040669A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC75FNC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNC21), Dec 16, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N8726P), Augusta, ME, 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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