# Accident 19740426010089A: Piper PA20115, Waterloo, IA, April 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.5584° N, 92.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERLOO RGNL (ALO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5584&lon=-92.4010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7420K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7420K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-115 (registry code 7102006, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-115) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20115
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 26 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426010089A

## Narrative

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

TAILWHEEL MOUNTING BOLT FAILED.

## 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 MKC74DCD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD28), Apr 26, 1974: Piper PA-20 (N7420K), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7420K (1)

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

- [Accident 19781211038359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211038359A), Dec 11, 1978: Piper PA20115 (N7420K), Brunswick, NE, 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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