# Accident 19741019044409A: Piper PA22160, Westville, NY, October 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1974
- Place: Westville, NY
- Airport: Cooperstown Westv
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N8831D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8831D-1975-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741019044409A

## Narrative

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

TOXICOLOGICAL TEST SHOWED HIGH CO CONTENT.MUFFLER HAD CRACK WHICH PERMITTED ESCAPE OF EXHAUST GAS.

## 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 NYC75AN051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN051), Oct 19, 1974: Piper PA-22 (N8831D), Westville, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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