# Accident 19740522013229A: Piper PA20, Red Oak, IA, May 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1974
- Place: Red Oak, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.0141° N, 95.2244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Oak, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0141&lon=-95.2244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1806A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1806A-1976-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740522013229A

## Narrative

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

CARB FLOAT BRACKET ATTACH SCREW LOOSE UNSCREWED DWN CTCTD FLOAT HINGE PIN.DIFFICULTY DRG ENG START

## 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 MKC74FCD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCD33), May 22, 1974: Piper PA-20 (N1806A), Red Oak, IA, 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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