# Accident 19741226041849A: Piper PA32260, West Chester, PA, December 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1974
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: West Chester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 39.9599° N, 75.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chester, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9599&lon=-75.6054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56982, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56982-1992-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 6 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DHD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741226041849A

## 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 NYC75DHD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHD28), Dec 26, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N56982), West Chester, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56982 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920209002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209002449A), Feb 9, 1992: Piper PA32260 (N56982), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Advised on briefing part of runway closed but landed on closed part. Struck barrier. Veered off runway into fence.
- [Incident 19810413029429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413029429I), Apr 13, 1981: Piper PA32260 (N56982), Mackinac Island, MI, Minor damage. After lift off engine quit. Emergency landing. Left tank dry and right tank had ten gallons.

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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