# Accident 19750402005812A: Piper PA28140, Butler, PA, April 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1975
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler Graham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56704, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56704) (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: 635 total, 562 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750402005812A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING PARALLEL TO RWY.WING BENT AFT ABT 5 DEG AT WING ROOT,FUSELAGE BUCKLED AT WING ATTACH POINT

## Other aircraft in the event

- N56130, Piper PA28R200: [Accident 19750402005811A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750402005811A)

## 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 NYC75FGM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM31), Apr 2, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N56704), Butler, 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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