# Accident 19750726022299A: Piper PA28140, Indianapolis, IN, July 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1975
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Bill Oates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1874T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1874T-1976-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 686 total, 50 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750726022299A

## Narrative

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

9-10 INCH HIGH GRASS STRIP. 2-3 INCH MOWED GRASS ON N END. HIT WIRES. 1900 FT STRIP.

## 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 CHI76FEA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA04), Jul 26, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N1874T), Indianapolis, IN, 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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