# Accident 19730518012289A: Piper PA22, Nyssa, OR, May 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1973
- Place: Nyssa, OR
- Airport: Nyssa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 43.8779° N, 116.9956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nyssa, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8779&lon=-116.9956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2316P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2316P-1974-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 208 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73FYA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730518012289A

## Narrative

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

3 GALS IN EACH TANK. ACFT PLACARDED NO TKOF WITH LESS THAN 1/3 TANK. CARB CHAMBER EMPTY.HIT WIRES.

## 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 SEA73FYA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYA26), May 18, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N2316P), Nyssa, OR, 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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