# NTSB IAD75II005: Piper PA-34, N1067U, Washington, DC, August 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1974
- Place: Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75II005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75II005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0024   74/8/2    WASHINGTON,DC       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0710                    N1067U              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            26, 3200 TOTAL HOURS, 125
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NATL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               ROCKY MOUNT,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- BAGGAGE DOOR LATCH PLATE,FWD LATCH ROD ATTACHMENT,BENT.ROD SLID THRU HOLE.LOCK PIN NOT IN PLACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1067U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1067U-2012-05-18), registration cancelled 2012-05-18, S/N 34-7250054, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Washington Natl

## Other investigations on N1067U (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 SEA84FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA123), Jun 4, 1984: Piper PA-34-200 (N1067U), North Bend, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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