# Accident 19740522011529A: Piper PA22135, Albemarle, NC, May 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1974
- Place: Albemarle, NC
- Airport: Albemarle
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.3581° N, 80.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albemarle, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3581&lon=-80.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3481A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3481A-1974-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 75 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKM55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740522011529A

## Narrative

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

CLRD ONE HOUSE,STRUCK A TREE,MUSHED INTO A HOUSE

## 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 IAD74DKM55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM55), May 22, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N3481A), Albemarle, NC, 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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