# Accident 19741012034459A: Ryan PT22, Friendswood, TX, October 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1974
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Clover Field
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47097, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47097-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical PT-22 (registry code 7830504, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-pt-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,432 total, 76 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DRA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012034459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAND CRANKED ENGINE WITH IGNITION SWITCH ON L MAG.OTR PLT HAD NO TIME IN TYPE ACFT.

## 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 FTW75DRA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA09), Oct 12, 1974: Ryan ST3KR (N47097), Friendswood, TX, no 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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