# Accident 19740422015039A: Piper PA23160, Sparta, IL, April 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1974
- Place: Sparta, IL
- Airport: Hunter Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.1395° N, 89.7306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1395&lon=-89.7306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3259P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3259P-2012-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 150 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEV46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740422015039A

## Narrative

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

SINGLE ENG AIRWORK.UN RESTART R ENG,L ENG BEGAN LOSING PWR.STARTER NEEDLE BRG,TORRINGTON P/N B1316

## 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 CHI74FEV46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV46), Apr 22, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N3259P), Sparta, IL, 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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