# Accident 19741009032699A: Piper PA22135, Victor, MT, October 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1974
- Place: Victor, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 46.4161° N, 114.1492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victor, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4161&lon=-114.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1218C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1218C-2001-03-14) (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: 1,289 total, 45 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75FTI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTI13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741009032699A

## Narrative

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

ACFT DEP FRM FARM FLD.HIT WIRES 25FT AGL.

## 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 SEA75FTI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTI13), Oct 9, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N1218C), Victor, MT, 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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