# Accident 19741231042089A: Piper PA24250, Frackville, PA, December 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1974
- Place: Frackville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.7833° N, 76.2329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frackville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7833&lon=-76.2329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5197P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5197P-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 270 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741231042089A

## Narrative

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

DURING CROSS COUNTRY FLT PLT ENTERED ADVERSE WX.LNDD ON HWY WITH GR UP ACFT SLID INTO SIGN POST.

## 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 NYC75FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT10), Dec 31, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N5197P), Frackville, PA, 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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