# Accident 19730713019549A: Piper PA22, Oak Ridge, TN, July 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1973
- Place: Oak Ridge, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.0104° N, 84.2696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Ridge, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0104&lon=-84.2696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8860C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8860C-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 709 total, 57 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FKW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713019549A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD74FKW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW04), Jul 13, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N8860C), Oak Ridge, TN, 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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