# Accident 19751219039499A: Piper PA24260, Huntsville, AL, December 19, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1975
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Huntsville-Madisn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8883P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8883P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,313 total, 66 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751219039499A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA76DKJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ37), Dec 19, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N8883P), Huntsville, AL, 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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