# Accident 19740308004809A: Piper PA22135, Compton, CA, March 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1974
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1542P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1542P) (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 PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 180 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740308004809A

## Narrative

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

BROKEN PISTON NO 3 CYL.

## 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 LAX74FUD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUD05), Mar 8, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N1542P), Compton, CA, 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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