# Accident 19740329018009A: Piper PA32300, Minto, AK, March 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1974
- Place: Minto, AK
- Airport: Minto
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 65.1504° N, 149.3497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minto, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1504&lon=-149.3497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4160W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4160W-1974-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,301 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74FAA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740329018009A

## Narrative

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

PITCH CHG DOWEL FAILED.GUSTING TO 20K.

## 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 ANC74FAA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA31), Mar 29, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N4160W), Minto, AK, 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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