# Accident 19740416007139A: Piper PA16, Sloan, NV, April 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1974
- Place: Sloan, NV
- Airport: Sloan Airstrip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.9436° N, 115.2172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sloan, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9436&lon=-115.2172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5916H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5916H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVW18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740416007139A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA 120 N72936 DESTROYED BY COLLISION

## 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 OAK74FVW18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW18), Apr 16, 1974: Piper PA-16 (N5916H), Sloan, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5916H (1)

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

- [Accident 19870402008269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870402008269A), Apr 2, 1987: Piper PA16 (N5916H), Jean, NV, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway on landing. Pilot reported he hit soft shoulders. Downwind landing.

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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