# Accident 19740914037889A: Piper PA22160, West Hickory, PA, September 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Place: West Hickory, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.5687° N, 79.4081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Hickory, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5687&lon=-79.4081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9193D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 547 total, 420 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740914037889A

## Narrative

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

L TANK ABT HALF FULL,R EMPTY.1 TO 2FT HAY IN LDG AREA.

## 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 NYC75FGM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM11), Sep 14, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N9193D), West Hickory, PA, 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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