# Accident 19750817026079A: Piper PA24400, Jacob, IL, August 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1975
- Place: Jacob, IL
- Airport: Shafer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 37.7451° N, 89.5370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacob, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7451&lon=-89.5370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6610P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6610P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,812 total, 900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750817026079A

## Narrative

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

FUEL TANK CAPS LOOSE FIT. MUD DAUBER PLUGGED SHUT L AND R TANK CAP DRAIN TUBE. ACFT HIT CORN FLD.

## 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 CHI76FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FCA01), Aug 17, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N6610P), Jacob, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6610P (2)

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

- [Incident 20100830044809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100830044809I), Aug 30, 2010: Piper PA-24-180 (N6610P), Carroll, OH, Minor damage. On August 30, 2010 N6610P a PA-24 Piper comanche departed kgge to its final destination klhq. The pilot was on an IFR flight plan in VMC conditions. A normal…
- [Incident 20020228008889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020228008889I), Feb 28, 2002: Piper PA24180 (N6610P), Gulf Shores, AL, Minor damage. (-23) The pa 24-180 just came out of an annual inspection. The pilot in command accompanied the owner of the aircraft because the owners medical had expired.…

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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