# Accident 19740427011319A: Piper PA22, Cambridge Jt, MI, April 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Cambridge Jt, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Aircraft: N2240A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2240A-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 8 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427011319A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SMALL TREE AT EDGE OF STRIP.PLT THOUGHT FUEL SELECTOR L TANK PSN,FOUND ON R TANK.

## 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 CHI74FEC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC42), Apr 27, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N2240A), Cambridge Jt, MI, 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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