# Accident 19741218042569A: Piper PA28140, Lake Orion, MI, December 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1974
- Place: Lake Orion, MI
- Airport: Oakland Orion
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.7842° N, 83.2455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Orion, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7842&lon=-83.2455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56497, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56497-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,932 total, 904 in this make and model, 313 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEC28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741218042569A

## Narrative

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

SNOWBANK AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI75FEC28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC28), Dec 18, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N56497), Lake Orion, MI, 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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