# Accident 19730526018329A: Piper PA22150, Wadena, MN, May 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1973
- Place: Wadena, MN
- Airport: Wadena,Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.4474° N, 95.2113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WADENA MUNI (ADC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4474&lon=-95.2113&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9999D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9999D) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 21 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526018329A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED BFR TKOF PLACED FUEL L TANK DID NOT CHANGE.SEL FOUND OFF R TANK EMPTY L TANK ABT 3/4.

## 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 MKC73FER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER65), May 26, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N9999D), Wadena, MN, 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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