# Accident 19740106000909A: Piper PA22, South Fork, CO, January 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Place: South Fork, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.6692° N, 106.6429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Fork, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6692&lon=-106.6429&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 140 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106000909A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN DEEP SNOW DUE TO WX AND LOW FUEL STATE.FLT OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN CLOUDY CONDITIONS

## 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 DEN74DTE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE37), Jan 6, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N159F), South Fork, CO, 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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