# Accident 19750920041299A: Piper PA28140, Windermere, FL, September 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1975
- Place: Windermere, FL
- Airport: Maguire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 28.4955° N, 81.5165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windermere, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4955&lon=-81.5165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5547U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5547U-1981-05-07) (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: 1,197 total, 350 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DLD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920041299A

## Narrative

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

BENT SEAT ADJ HANDLE RESTRICTED LOCK PIN.SEAT SLID AFT.

## 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 MIA76DLD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD18), Sep 20, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5547U), Windermere, 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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