# Accident 19750903033159A: Piper PA28140, Orlando, FL, September 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1975
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Herndon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56233 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750903033159A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FOURTH AND THIRD LIGHT BARS FM THRESHOLD.

## 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 MIA76FLD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD12), Sep 3, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N56233), Orlando, FL, 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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