# Accident 19730304004039A: Piper PA22150, Gaffney, SC, March 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1973
- Place: Gaffney, SC
- Airport: Cherokee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.1001° N, 81.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Cherokee Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1001&lon=-81.6509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6018D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6018D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,446 total, 17 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FLG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730304004039A

## Narrative

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

TKOF L TANK LOST PWR SWITCHED TO R TANK ENG DID NOT RESTART.ABT 1/2GAL FUEL DRAINED FROM L TANK.

## 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 MIA73FLG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG35), Mar 4, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N6018D), Gaffney, SC, 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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