# Accident 19740202002889A: Piper PA23160, Wheeling, IL, February 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1974
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4430P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4430P-1997-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740202002889A

## Narrative

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

PLT CKD TANKS,THOUGHT ENOUGH FUEL FOR FLT AROUND FLD.DUE X-WND OVERSHOT BASE LEG.SUB DMG CESSNA.

## 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 CHI74DEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE50), Feb 2, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N4430P), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4430P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19941123039969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941123039969A), Nov 23, 1994: Piper PA23160 (N4430P), Blooming Grove, PA, Substantial damage. Carb heat not used prior entering. Icing conditions. Unable full heat. Both engines quit. Landed in swamp. Iced up.

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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