# Accident 19730523015422A: Piper PA22160, Leavenworth, KS, May 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1973
- Place: Leavenworth, KS
- Airport: Ohlhausen Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 39.3227° N, 94.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leavenworth, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3227&lon=-94.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8770D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 530 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FCG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730523015422A

## Narrative

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

LND OPPOSITE N27492.UNCONTROLLED ARPT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N27492, Tcraft BL65: [Accident 19730523015421A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730523015421A)

## 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 MKC73FCG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG42), May 23, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N8770D), Leavenworth, KS, 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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