# NTSB IAD74FLQ32: Piper PA-24, N8814P, Hopkinsville, KY, May 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1974
- Place: Hopkinsville, KY · HOPKINSVILLE, KY
- Location: 36.8656° N, 87.4886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopkinsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8656&lon=-87.4886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLQ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1550  74/5/14    HOPKINSVILLE,KY     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N8814P              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  AGE 35, 782 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            62 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOPKINSVILLE,KY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT DISTRACTED BY OTR ACFT TAXIING TO RWY FOR TKOF.PLT STRUCK GR SWITCH WHEN TURNING ON FUEL PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8814P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8814P-2023-04-01), registration cancelled 2023-04-01, S/N 24-4269, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hopkinsville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740514016549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740514016549A), May 14, 1974: Piper PA24260, Hopkinsville, KY, Substantial damage. Plt distracted by otr acft taxiing to rwy for tkof. Plt struck gr switch when turning on fuel pump.

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.

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